Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N9277

12 July 1983 · Holland, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 July 1983 at about 04:00 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N9277 was involved in an accident near Holland, Michigan, United States. 2 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 04:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Holland, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Holland Park Twsp. (HLM)
Coordinates
42.7702, -86.1008
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N9277
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI83LA309

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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 ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING LANDING. THIS RUNWAY IS 3075 FEET LONG. THE WIND WAS CALM AND THE PILOT FAILED TO USE FLAPS. THE PILOT WAS MAKING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE-POWER OFF-LANDING. HE SAID WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF RUNWAY HE CHOSE TO TURN LEFT TO AVOID A DITCH BUT IN DOING SO HE COLLIDEDWITH A STAND OF YOUNG SAPLINGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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