- Date
- July 6, 1978
- Place
- Chesaning, MI · CHESANING, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8189UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780706017979A
- Case key
- 140898
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1840 78/7/6 CHESANING,MI CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 664 TIME - 1145 N8189U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 449 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESANING,MI FAIRGROVE,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- DRIFTED INTO WHEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8189U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Airstrip
N8189URegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2017 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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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.