# Accident 19780706042139A: Cessna 170B, Ann Arbor, MI, July 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1978
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.2761° N, 83.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ann Arbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2761&lon=-83.7312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2763C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2763C-2009-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 144 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706042139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CURRENTLY UNDER PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT FOR PARANOID SCHIRENIA.

## 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 CHI78FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA046), Jul 6, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2763C), Ann Arbor, MI, destroyed, 1 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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