CHI67A0035

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Detroit, MI · September 3, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 3, 1966
Place
Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N6725ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120982

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1094   66/9/3  NR.DETROIT MICH       CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 425
        TIME - 1145                    N6725A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 309 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ENRTE DETROIT-BUFFALO NY BELIEVED TO BE ACFT OBSV CRASH IN LK ST CLAIR.DAMAGE,INJURY INDEX PRESUMD

Aircraft

Registration
N6725A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.