# NTSB CHI75DEM06: Cessna 172M, N13387, Harrison, MI, August 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1974
- Place: Harrison, MI · HARRISON, MI
- Location: 44.0089° N, 84.8062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0089&lon=-84.8062&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2942  74/8/10    HARRISON,MICH       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 622
        TIME - 1025                    N13387              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 575 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRISON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YPSILANTI,MICH              HARRISON,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSED OVER ON BACK AFTER COLLAPSE OF NOSE GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13387](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13387-1978-02-16), registration cancelled 1978-02-16, S/N 17262721 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harrison

## 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 19740810030139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740810030139A), Aug 10, 1974: Cessna 172M, Harrison, MI, Substantial damage. Nosed over on back after collapse of nose gear.

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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