# NTSB CHI79DEM17: Cessna 172M, N9929Q, Point Aux Pin, MI, March 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1979
- Place: Point Aux Pin, MI · POINT AUX PIN, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137357
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0341  79/3/28  NR.POINT AUX PIN,MI   CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 156
        TIME - 0930                    N9929Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOIS BLANC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEBOYGAN, MI              POINT AUX PIN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    20000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                      150
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9929Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bois Blanc

## 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 19790328005319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328005319A), Mar 28, 1979: Cessna 172M, Point Aux Pins, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control while landing, hit a snow bank.

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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