- Date
- September 12, 1981
- Place
- Faithorn, MI · FAITHORN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8697UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810912058549A
- Case key
- 126676
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1215 81/9/12 NR.FAITHORN,MI CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 98 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N8697U PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REID DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAITHORN,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- RWY SLOPED DWNHILL.TREES AT END OF RWY.DRG GO-ARND,TURNED LEFT,ATMTD CLB OVR RISING TRRN & PWR LN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8697U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Reid
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.