# NTSB CHI80FA063: Cessna 172, N739PP, Bois Blanc Is, MI, August 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1980
- Place: Bois Blanc Is, MI · BOIS BLANC IS, MI
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1778  80/8/10    BOIS BLANC IS,MI    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1910                    N739PP              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 3900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOIS BLANC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOIS BLANC IS,MI            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL-318MG%.CRASHED AFTER PERFORMING LOOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739PP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PP-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 17270699, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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 19800810034689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800810034689A), Aug 10, 1980: Cessna 172N, Bois Blank Isla, MI, Destroyed. Pilot had consumed alcohol prior to flight. Performed loops at low altitude. Failed to recover.

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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