# NTSB CHI76FEC21: Cessna 172, N4154F, Pinckney, MI, January 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1976
- Place: Pinckney, MI · PINCKNEY, MI
- Location: 42.4554° N, 83.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinckney, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4554&lon=-83.9411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0103  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4154F-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 46054, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Carriage Lane

## 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 19760118000979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760118000979A), Jan 18, 1976: Cessna 172, Pinckney, 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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