- Date
- March 27, 1973
- Place
- Onsted, MI · ONSTED, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78157Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730327009279A
- Case key
- 170316
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0685 73/3/27 ONSTED,MICH. CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 247 TIME - 1835 N78157 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOAR FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IONIA,MICH ONSTED,MICH. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LNDD ON SOFT GND 1000FT TO L OF RWY.AIRAD STATED LOARS FLD CLOSED DUE TO THAW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78157
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Loar Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N78157 · 1
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