# Accident 19750430018199A: Cessna 172M, Grosse Pointe, MI, April 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1975
- Place: Grosse Pointe, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.3839° N, 82.9039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grosse Pointe, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3839&lon=-82.9039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4612Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4612Q-1976-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750430018199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ALMOST VERT CLMB AFTR DIVING AT SHIP.INSUFF ALT AFTR RCVRY FRM SPIN,HIT WATER.TOX EXAM-COCAINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75AC080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC080), Apr 30, 1975: Cessna 172M (N4612Q), Grosse Pointe, MI, substantial damage, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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