# NTSB CHI67A0006: Cessna 180A, N9764B, Detroit, MI, July 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1966
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3826  66/7/11    DETROIT MICH        CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N9764B              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 27, 1065 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9764B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9764B), registered now, S/N 50062, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit City

## Other investigations on N9764B (3)

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 LAX84LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA191), Feb 19, 1984: Cessna 180A (N9764B), Truckee, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80DXQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ14), Jan 25, 1980: Cessna 180A (N9764B), Truckee, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CAN65C0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN65C0037), Sep 28, 1965: Cessna 180A (N9764B), Toronto, Canada, 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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