# NTSB CHI77FA061: Cessna 172F, N5606R, Grand Rapids, MI, July 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1977
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4242  77/7/30    GRAND RAPIDS,MI     CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 26,
        TIME - 0255                    N5606R              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  151 TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,OH                  FREMONT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           6                                                       BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATCS DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR PLT,VECTORED ACFT TO ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5606R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5606R-1984-02-29), registration cancelled 1984-02-29, S/N 17253215 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kent County Intl

## 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 19770730038629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730038629A), Jul 30, 1977: Cessna 172F, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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