CHI76FEC21

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Pinckney, MI · January 18, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1976
Place
Pinckney, MI · PINCKNEY, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4154FCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760118000979A
Case key
152254

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0103  76/1/18    PINCKNEY,MI         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 780
        TIME - 1630                    N4154F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 680 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARRIAGE LANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINCKNEY,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N4154F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Carriage Lane

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.