# NTSB CHI69F0378: Cessna 175, N6546E, Laingsburg, MI, November 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1968
- Place: Laingsburg, MI · LAINGSBURG, MI
- Location: 42.8908° N, 84.3508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laingsburg, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8908&lon=-84.3508&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 January 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4029  68/11/22   LAINGSBURG,MICH     CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N6546E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      47
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DRIFT INTO TELEPHONE POLE.RT CROSSWIND 15K,GUSTS TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6546E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6546E), registered now, S/N 56046 (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: Destroyed

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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