# NTSB CHI81DEC22: Cessna 172H, N2673L, Mason, MI, April 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1981
- Place: Mason, MI · MASON, MI
- Location: 42.5807° N, 84.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5807&lon=-84.4423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEC22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0749  81/4/21    MASON,MI            CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 101
        TIME - 2015                    N2673L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERGEON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MASON,MI                    RETURN                       CHARLOTTE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PRACTICING LNDGS AT/AFTER DUSK ON UNLGTD RWY.VERY DARK DRG LAST LNDG.LNDD IN FLD ADJACENT TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2673L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2673L), registered now, S/N 17255873, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bergeon

## 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 19810421018039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421018039A), Apr 21, 1981: Cessna 172H, Mason, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot practicing night landings on unlighted airport missed runway and landed in soft field flipping inverted.

## Other investigations on N2673L (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76FEC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC43), May 27, 1976: Cessna 172H (N2673L), Flushing, MI, substantial damage

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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