# NTSB CHI68F0257: Cessna 175, N9429B, Byron Center, MI, July 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1967
- Place: Byron Center, MI · BYRON CENTER, MI
- Location: 42.8078° N, 85.7267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron Center, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8078&lon=-85.7267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2457  67/7/14    BYRON CENTER,MICH   CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 623
        TIME - 1945                    N9429B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRON CENTER
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PLT TOOK OFF OVER 20 FT HURDLE 575 FT FROM TAKEOFF END OF RNWY. EXHIBITION FLYING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9429B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9429B-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 55229, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Byron Center

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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