# NTSB CHI80FET07: Cessna 152, N4746B, Dowagiac, MI, February 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1980
- Place: Dowagiac, MI · DOWAGIAC, MI
- Location: 41.9834° N, 86.1128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dowagiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9834&lon=-86.1128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0362   80/2/4    DOWAGIAC,MI         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4746B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWAGIAC MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAGINAW,MI                  SAGINAW,MI                   BENTON HARBOR,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT STATED AFT 1HR FLT TIME INSUF FUEL REMAINED TO REACH DEST.LNDD W TANKS 2/3 FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4746B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4746B-1996-09-06), registration cancelled 1996-09-06, S/N 15283614 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dowagiac Muni

## 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 19800204001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800204001669A), Feb 4, 1980: Cessna 152, Dowagiac, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted precautionary landing in field. Surface was soft. Aircraft flipped inverted.

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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