# NTSB CHI82FEM04: Cessna 172, N79225, Kinross, MI, November 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1981
- Place: Kinross, MI · KINROSS, MI
- Location: 46.2750° N, 84.5148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kinross, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2750&lon=-84.5148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FEM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2786  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79225-1981-12-10), registration cancelled 1981-12-10, S/N 17257977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chippewa County

## 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 19811116073959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116073959A), Nov 16, 1981: Cessna 172, Kinross, MI, Substantial damage. Struck trees short of runway on pratice night ILS approach. Had set altimeter in error. No safety pilot.

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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