ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382137
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| Date: | Sunday 24 April 1983 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Greater Flint Piolot Associati |
| Registration: | N6155K |
| MSN: | 17274170 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1220 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt. Pleasant, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Flint, MI (KFNT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON A LOCAL SIGHT-SEEING FLT, THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND AT MT PLEASANT, MI FOR LUNCH. A LOW PASS WAS MADE OVER RWY 09. THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON A SECOND APPROACH TO LAND, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED WIND GUSTS AND A LOSS OF ALTITUDE. THE PLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK AND BROKE A 30 FT HIGH POWER LINE APRX 900 FT SHORT OF THE RWY. AFTER HITTING THE POWER LINE, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, THE FLT CONTROLS BECAME MUSHY, AND THE ACFT CRASH LANDED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 010 DEG AT 12 GUSTING 15 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI83LA181
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 2015 | N6155K | Freeway Airport Inc | 0 | Mitchellville, Maryland | |
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| 02-Apr-2024 10:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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