# NTSB CHI79DEC16: Cessna 172H, N3894R, Linden, MI, February 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1979
- Place: Linden, MI · LINDEN, MI
- Location: 42.8192° N, 83.7812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linden, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8192&lon=-83.7812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0244  79/2/17    LINDEN,MI           CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 57, 350
        TIME - 1900                    N3894R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRICE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  LINDEN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3894R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3894R-2012-01-09), registration cancelled 2012-01-09, S/N 17255394, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Price

## 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 19790217003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790217003119A), Feb 17, 1979: Cessna 172, Linden, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot made night downwind landing on unlit runway. Ran off departure end, flipped over in snowbank.

## Other investigations on N3894R (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 CHI71DBQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBQ34), Mar 31, 1971: Cessna 172 (N3894R), Galesburg, IL, 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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