Cessna R172K accident near Chesaning, MI
On December 29, 2018, a Cessna R172K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chesaning, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 29, 2018
- Place
- Chesaning, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna R172K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.167°N, 84.133°W
- NTSB ID
- 20181231X34117
Official records · CEN19LA050
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 29, 2018, about 1020 eastern standard time, a Cessna R172K, N1095V, impacted the ground and then the side of a building in a park about 1 mile south of Howard Nixon Memorial Airport (50G), Chesaning, Michigan. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local flight, which originated at Oswosso Community Airport (RNP), Owosso, Michigan, about 1010. Due to the government furlough, neither the National Transportation Safety Board nor the Federal Aviation Administration responded to the accident site. According to excerpts from the Saginaw County Sheriff's Office report, the pilot's wife stated that he left home about 0930 to go flying and would be back about 1130. The sheriff's office report indicated that there were three witnesses to the accident. One witness reported that the pilot was making touch-and-go landings at 50G. The witness also reported hearing the engine "cut out" and observing the airplane go "straight down." Another witness stated that she was walking around the park and saw a low-flying airplane approaching from the south. She also stated that the airplane turned and continued descending. She further stated that the airplane was "not level" when it struck the ground. The last witness reported that he saw the airplane flying east over the park before making a sharp turn to the south. He also reported seeing the wings "go vert
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
