# Accident 19750604021049A: Cessna 177, Detroit, MI, June 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1975
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2242Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2242Y-1975-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,012 total, 23 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750604021049A

## Narrative

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

THIRD PAX EXPIRED 6/17/75.DPTD RWY NOSE HI ATTITUDE.ABT 70LB OVR MAX GWT.WATER PIPELINE PATROL.

## 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 CHI75AC094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC094), Jun 4, 1975: Cessna 177 (N2242Y), Detroit, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N2242Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740526022449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526022449A), May 26, 1974: Cessna 177 (N2242Y), Gaylord, MI, Substantial damage. Dmgd nse gr,fire wall,l fwd dr post crackd.

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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