# NTSB CHI73FEM47: Cessna 172, N20122, Hastings, MI, April 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1973
- Place: Hastings, MI · HASTINGS, MI
- Location: 42.6501° N, 85.2884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6501&lon=-85.2884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1389   73/4/7    HASTINGS,MICH       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 282
        TIME - 1300                    N20122              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASTINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CLINTON,MD                  GRAND RAPIDS,MICH            BOWLING GREEN,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CIRCLED FARM TO DROP SMALL PKG.ACFT HEADED FOR HILL AND TREES,UN CLR,SETTLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20122](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20122-1989-12-14), registration cancelled 1989-12-14, S/N 17261026 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hastings

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730407010739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730407010739A), Apr 7, 1973: Cessna 172M, Hastings, MI, Substantial damage. Circled farm to drop small pkg. Acft headed for hill and trees,un clr,settled into trees.

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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