# NTSB CHI69F0027: Cessna 182, N5135D, Grosse Point, MI, June 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1968
- Place: Grosse Point, MI · GROSSE POINT, MI
- Location: 42.3839° N, 82.9039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grosse Pointe, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3839&lon=-82.9039&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1850  68/6/21    GROSSE POINT,MICH   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N5135D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON GOLF COURSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5135D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5135D-1970-09-23), registration cancelled 1970-09-23, S/N 51235 (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

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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