# NTSB CHI75FEM35: Cessna 172, N4432L, Byron Center, MI, April 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1975
- Place: Byron Center, MI · BYRON CENTER, MI
- Location: 42.8078° N, 85.7267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron Center, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8078&lon=-85.7267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0713   75/4/7    BYRON CENTER,MI     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 2200                    N4432L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH KENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COOPERSVILLE,MI             BYRON CENTER,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4432L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4432L-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 17254523, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Kent

## 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 19750407008739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750407008739A), Apr 7, 1975: Cessna 172G, Byron Center, MI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4432L (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 CHI79FEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM15), Mar 14, 1979: Cessna 172G (N4432L), Grand Rapids, 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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