# NTSB CHI76FEM22: Cessna 170B, N8288A, St James, MI, November 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1975
- Place: St James, MI · ST JAMES, MI
- Location: 45.7427° N, 85.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. James, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7427&lon=-85.5301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3772  75/11/14   ST JAMES,MI         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 228
        TIME - 1005                    N8288A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAVER ISLAND,MI            CHARLEVOIX,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R AIL BROKE LOOSE FRM OUTBOARD TWO HINGES.ACFT PREV TIED DOWN DRG 75MPH WND WITHOUT GUST LOCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8288A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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