# NTSB CHI74AC030: Cessna 337, N1876M, Mackinac Cty, MI, October 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1973
- Place: Mackinac Cty, MI · MACKINAC CTY, MI
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3411   73/10/3 NR.MACKINAC CTY,MICH  CESSNA 337          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8525
        TIME - 1130                    N1876M              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 1304 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IRON MOUNTAIN,MICH          DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- DEBRIS IDENTIFIED FROM N1867M RECOVERED FROM LAKE 5-12 OCT 73.PLT PRESUMED FATAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1876M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731003037729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731003037729A), Oct 3, 1973: Cessna 337G, Mackinac Cty, MI, Destroyed. Debris identified from N1867M recovered from lake 5-12 oct 73.plt presumed fatal.

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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