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Cessna 172 N46188

13 September 1983 · Plymouth, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 September 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N46188 was involved in an accident near Plymouth, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Plymouth, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Mettetal (1D2)
Coordinates
42.3692, -83.4606
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N46188
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kellys Island → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI83LA435

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING AN APCH TO LAND ON RWY 18, HE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY TURBULENCE & ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 180 DEG AT 15, GUSTING 25 KTS. ON THE 2ND APCH, TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AGAIN. THE ACFT WAS FAST & BEGAN TO FLOAT IN BUMPY CONDITIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT TOUCHED DOWN NOSEWHEEL FIRST & LANDED HARD WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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