# NTSB CHI66D0043: Cessna 182, N6115B, Pigeon, MI, June 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1965
- Place: Pigeon, MI · PIGEON, MI
- Location: 43.8294° N, 83.2702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pigeon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8294&lon=-83.2702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1465  65/6/26  NR.PIGEON MICH        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 317
        TIME - 1500                    N6115B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 277 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HECK FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6115B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6115B-1990-04-11), registration cancelled 1990-04-11, S/N 34115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heck Farm

## Other investigations on N6115B (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 NYC88LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA155), May 29, 1988: Cessna 182A (N6115B), Franconia, NH, 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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