- Date
- June 20, 1986, 19:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Nunica, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N46074Cessna 172I
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860620066169A
- Case key
- 13302
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmission
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Low pass - performedCause
Visual lookout - reducedFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Aircraft handling - not possible
Analysis
The acft was seen flying over the water at an alt of aprx 150-200 ft AGL prior to hitting wires. The acft was flying into the sun at the time of the wire strike.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46074
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17257027
- Airframe hours
- 5,925
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Palma Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1986 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- Holland, MI
- Airport
- MKG · Muskegon Co.
N46074Registration cancelled Jun 20, 1986 · Cessna 172IAirframe modelCessna 172IEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 183 total · 104 in this make and model · 158 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.