- Date
- September 9, 1982, 19:40 local (23:40 UTC)
- Place
- Cheboygan, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2AZCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820909044879A
- Case key
- 70209
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The flight was being conducted over the waters of lake huron when engine stoppage occurred. Unable to glide to the airport the pilot ditched the aircraft on the shoreline in the water. The post-accident investigation revealed that the foam rubber from the air intake had dried and shredded and was ingested into the carburetor air intake. An annual inspection had been performed 60 days prior to the occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2AZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263157
- Airframe hours
- 1,438
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E20, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James R. Nagey
- Registered owner
- James R. Nagey
- Departed
- C · Bois Blanc, MI
- Destination
- C · Cheboygan, MI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 245 total · 21 in this make and model · 194 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.