# NTSB CHI76AC019: Cessna 170, N4161V, Bronson, MI, September 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1975
- Place: Bronson, MI · BRONSON, MI
- Location: 41.8721° N, 85.1908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bronson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8721&lon=-85.1908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3480   75/9/1    BRONSON,MI          CESSNA 170          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1067
        TIME - 1038                    N4161V              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRONSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRONSON,MI                  COLDWATER,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO CLIMB STEEPLY FLWG TKOF AND THEN ENTERED NEAR VERT L TURN BFR DSCNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4161V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4161V-2011-02-28), registration cancelled 2011-02-28, S/N 18493, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bronson

## 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 19750901030889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750901030889A), Sep 1, 1975: Cessna 170, Bronson, MI, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd to climb steeply flwg tkof and then entered near vert l turn bfr dscndg.

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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