# NTSB CHI70DBJ09: Cessna 172, N6432B, Marshall, MI, February 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1970
- Place: Marshall, MI · MARSHALL, MI
- Location: 42.2652° N, 84.9742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2652&lon=-84.9742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBJ09

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0899   70/2/1    MARSHALL,MICH       CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N982G               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  4                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUSEON,OHIO                COLDWATER,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- L WING OF CITABRIA HIT CESSNA N6432B STOPPED ON TAXIWAY.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0899   70/2/1    MARSHALL,MICH       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 198
        TIME - 1630                    N6432B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHALL,MICH               MUNCIE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- CESSNA STOPPED ON TAXIWAY,STRUCK BY L WING OF CITABRIA N982G.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N6432B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6432B), registered now, S/N 29632, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brooks Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N982G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N982G), registered now, S/N 7ECA-321, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Brooks Field

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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