# NTSB CHI81FA093: Cessna 172N, N1967F, Adrian, MI, August 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1981
- Place: Adrian, MI · ADRIAN, MI
- Location: 41.8988° N, 84.0448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adrian, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8988&lon=-84.0448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1911  81/8/27    ADRIAN,MI           CESSNA 172N         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 2453
        TIME - 2357                    N1967F              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LENAWEE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADRIAN,MI                   LUDINGTON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           COPILOT - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       69
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- COPILOT ARRANGED TO HAVE PIC HANDLE RADIOS FRM RIGHT SEAT & COPILOT WOULD FLY ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1967F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1967F-1982-09-17), registration cancelled 1982-09-17, S/N 17273056 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lenawee County

## 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 19810827051819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810827051819A), Aug 27, 1981: Cessna 172N, Adrian, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed into high tension wires shortly after takeoff in very foggy conditions.

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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