# NTSB CHI81DEC09: Cessna 152, N714VW, Howell, MI, January 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1981
- Place: Howell, MI · HOWELL, MI
- Location: 42.6081° N, 83.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6081&lon=-83.9343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0044   81/1/8    HOWELL,MI           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 180
        TIME - 2015                    N714VW              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVINGSTON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MI                  NEW HUDSON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED ELECTRICAL FAILURE,LDG LITE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N714VW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Livingston Co

## 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 19810108001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810108001299A), Jan 8, 1981: Cessna 152, Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Landed on side of rnway in uplowed snow. Veered into snow-bank. Factor; practice landing without landing lights.

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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