# NTSB CHI74DEM26: Cessna 172, N4435Q, Lake City, MI, October 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1973
- Place: Lake City, MI · LAKE CITY, MI
- Location: 44.3297° N, 85.2085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3297&lon=-85.2085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3064  73/10/14   LAKE CITY,MICH      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 178
        TIME - 1145                    N4435Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - H ACRES SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CITY,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 30K,RWY INTO THE WIND AVBL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4435Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4435Q-1980-06-30), registration cancelled 1980-06-30, S/N 17261714, built 1973 (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: H Acres Sky Ranch

## 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 19731014034029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014034029A), Oct 14, 1973: Cessna 172M, Lake City, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 30K,rwy into the wind avbl.

## Other investigations on N4435Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI78FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM03-201253), Nov 6, 1977: Cessna 172M (N4435Q), Mt Pleasant, MI, substantial damage

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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