Cessna 172N N4967G

Summary

On 27 May 1982 at about 05:55 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4967G, operated by Karland T. Stensel, was involved in an accident near Milford, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 May 1982 at 05:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Milford, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.6791, -82.9100

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N4967G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Karland T. Stensel

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Detroit → Pontiac

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI82FA186

2 people died.

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

EARLIER IN THE EVENING DURING A RETURN FLT FROM LONDON, ONTARIO TO PONTIAC, MI THE PLT BECAME DISORIENTED & WAS RADAR VECTORED TO DETROIT CITY ARPT, THE ONLY ARPT REPORTING VMC. THE PLT LANDED AT ABOUT 2208. AFTER LANDING THE PLT RECEIVED TWO WX BRIEFINGS AT 2336 & 0016. BOTH TIMES THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE FLT DEPARTED AT 0033 & WITNESSES OBSERVED AN ACFT FLYING ABOUT 2 MI SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED ABOUT 200 FT ON HIGH GROUND & 500 FT IN LOW LYING AREAS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.