# NTSB CHI74FET17: Cessna 172A, N7478T, Vandalia, MI, March 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Vandalia, MI · VANDALIA, MI
- Location: 41.9228° N, 85.9156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9228&lon=-85.9156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FET17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0727  74/3/23    VANDALIA,MICH       CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 158
        TIME - 0830                    N7478T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANDALIA,MICH               DOWAGIAC,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ROUGH AND JAGGED ICE UP TO 1/4IN THICK ON TOP OF THE WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7478T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lewis Airstrip

## 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 19740323006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323006919A), Mar 23, 1974: Cessna 172A, Vandalia, MI, Substantial damage. Rough and jagged ice up to 1/4IN thick on top of the wing.

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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