# NTSB CHI81FA101: Cessna 172, N8697U, Faithorn, MI, September 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1981
- Place: Faithorn, MI · FAITHORN, MI
- Location: 45.6797° N, 87.7521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faithorn, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6797&lon=-87.7521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1215  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810912058549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912058549A), Sep 12, 1981: Cessna 172F, Vulcan, MI, Destroyed. Pilot stalled airplane and crashed while attempting goaround from downwind landing attempt.

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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