# NTSB CHI65F0178: Cessna 150, N5634E, Sandusky, MI, May 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1965
- Place: Sandusky, MI · SANDUSKY, MI
- Location: 43.4202° N, 82.8330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4202&lon=-82.8330&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0178

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1072  65/5/14  NR.SANDUSKY MICH      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 246
        TIME - 1915                    N5634E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON GRAVEL ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5634E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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