# NTSB CHI73FEM67: Cessna 182, N9202X, Clare, MI, June 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1973
- Place: Clare, MI · CLARE, MI
- Location: 43.8260° N, 84.7618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clare, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8260&lon=-84.7618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1734   73/6/8    CLARE,MICH          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 0030                    N9202X              PX-  0  0  3  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARE MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE,MICH                   CLARE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT TWO PWR LINES ABT 1MI SHORT OF RWY 8.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9202X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9202X), registered now, S/N 18253602, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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: Clare Mun

## 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 19730608020139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730608020139A), Jun 8, 1973: Cessna 182E, Clare, MI, Substantial damage. Hit two pwr lines abt 1MI short of rwy 8.

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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