# NTSB CHI78FEM23: Cessna 172, N1108F, Lowell, MI, July 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1978
- Place: Lowell, MI · LOWELL, MI
- Location: 42.9368° N, 85.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lowell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9368&lon=-85.3480&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1300   78/7/5    LOWELL,MI           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 36, 654
        TIME - 1915                    N1108F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 446 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALFALFA FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOWELL,MI                   GREENVILLE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- CARB HEAT APPLIED DURING TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1108F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1108F), registered now, S/N 17254703 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Alfalfa Field

## 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 19780705016589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780705016589A), Jul 5, 1978: Cessna 172G, Lowell, MI, Substantial damage. Carb heat applied during tkof.

## Other investigations on N1108F (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI69D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0005), May 31, 1968: Cessna 172G (N1108F), Pierson, 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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