# NTSB CHI80DEC12: Cessna 182M, N71162, Bay Port, MI, March 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1980
- Place: Bay Port, MI · BAY PORT, MI
- Location: 43.8372° N, 83.3688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay Port, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8372&lon=-83.3688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEC12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0361   80/3/3  NR.BAY PORT,MI        CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 17, 7
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N71162              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BRIGHTON,MI                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED          HOWELL,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ICY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT SWERVED OFF RWY DURING PREVIOUS LNDG,PLT ELECTED TO LND ON FROZEN BAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N71162 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800303005889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303005889A), Mar 3, 1980: Cessna 182M, Bayport, MI, Substantial damage. Non-certificated pilots stole the airplane. Crash-landed on bay ice.

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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