CHI80FEM45

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Chesaning, MI · September 6, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1980
Place
Chesaning, MI · CHESANING, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N300AWCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800906040419A
Case key
128828

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1780   80/9/6    CHESANING,MI        CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 451
        TIME - 1330                    N300AW              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESANING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MI                  BELLAIRE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N300AW
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chesaning

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