- Date
- November 16, 1981
- Place
- Kinross, MI · KINROSS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79225Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811116073959A
- Case key
- 136473
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2786 81/11/16 KINROSS,MI CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 419 TIME - 2030 N79225 PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 358 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHIPPEWA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINROSS,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING EXECUTION OF ILS APP W INOP GLIDE SLOPE USING CONSTANT RATE OF DESCENT FOR SET TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79225
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chippewa County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.