# NTSB CHI73DEM14: Cessna 182A, N5187D, Charlevoix, MI, August 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1972
- Place: Charlevoix, MI · CHARLEVOIX, MI
- Location: 45.3139° N, 85.2556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlevoix, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3139&lon=-85.2556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3125  72/8/23    CHARLEVOIX,MICH     CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 829
        TIME - 1400                    N5187D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLEVOIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAVER ISL,MICH             CHARLEVOIX,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5187D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5187D), registered now, S/N 51287 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Charlevoix

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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