# NTSB CHI67D0651: Cessna 182K, N3085Q, Inkster, MI, May 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1967
- Place: Inkster, MI · INKSTER, MI
- Location: 42.2939° N, 83.3203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inkster, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2939&lon=-83.3203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0651
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0651

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1646  67/5/19    INKSTER,MICH        CESSNA 182K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 20000
        TIME - 1440                    N3085Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           28                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS 28 KNOTS GUSTING TO 38 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3085Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit Metro

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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