# NTSB CHI86LA104: Cessna 175, N7191M, Gregory, MI, March 16, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 16, 1986, 11:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Gregory, MI
- Coordinates: 42.450839, -84.080459 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4508&lon=-84.0805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86LA104
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13434/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA104

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with geographic area, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE NEWLY PURCHASED ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN OFF OF THE SELLER'S TURF STRIP. AFTER TAKING OFF, THE ACFT STRUCK 50 FT TREES OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE SELLER, WHO WATCHED THE TAKEOFF, STATED THAT THE PILOT OVERROTATED THE ACFT AFTER LIFT-OFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7191M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7191M-1989-09-13), registration cancelled 1989-09-13, S/N 55491 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 55491
- Airframe hours: 1450
- Engines: CONTINENTAL GO-300-A 175 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Registered owner: M. Bernstein
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 12, 1986, 0 hours before
- Departed: M159
- Destination: ARB, ANN ARBOR, MI
- Airport: M159, Gregory, runway 36, 1,440 × 40 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 755 total, 665 in this make and model, 500 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,600 ft broken
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: JXN, 32 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860316006929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316006929A), Mar 16, 1986: Cessna 175, Gregory, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft impacted trees off end of runway on takeoff. Pilot failed to check aircraft performance on preflight.

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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