# NTSB CHI78FEM38: Cessna 182, N21477, Hubbard Lake, MI, September 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: Hubbard Lake, MI · HUBBARD LAKE, MI
- Location: 44.8209° N, 83.5548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hubbard Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8209&lon=-83.5548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEM38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2298   78/9/2    HUBBARD LAKE,MI     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 168
        TIME - 1700                    N21477              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUBBARD LAKE,MI             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21477](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21477), registered now, S/N 18261657, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Airstrip

## 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 19780902026019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902026019A), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 182P, Hubbard Lake, 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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