# NTSB CHI81FET13: Cessna 172E, N5508T, Laporte, IN, September 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1981
- Place: Laporte, IN · LAPORTE, IN
- Location: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6109&lon=-86.7148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FET13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1985   81/9/8    LAPORTE,IN          CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 111
        TIME - 1950                    N5508T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAPORTE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THREE OAKS,MI               LAPORTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LNS 4224FT FM RWY ON DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5508T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5508T), registered now, S/N 17251408, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Laporte Muni

## 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 19810908059389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908059389A), Sep 8, 1981: Cessna 172E, Laporte, IN, Substantial damage. Student pilot carrying passenger flew aircraft into electrical wires causing crash.

## Other investigations on N5508T (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 UNK64X2426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2426), Jun 21, 1964: Cessna 172 (N5508T), Three Oaks, 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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