# NTSB CHI72FEM75: Cessna 150E, N3939U, Crystal, MI, June 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1972
- Place: Crystal, MI · CRYSTAL, MI
- Location: 43.2590° N, 84.9319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2590&lon=-84.9319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0209  72/6/16    CRYSTAL,MICH        CESSNA 150E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1159                    N3939U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IONIA,MICH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES 34FT AGL IN VCNTY OF FATHERS FARM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3939U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3939U-2011-07-26), registration cancelled 2011-07-26, S/N 15061339, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Registry model: [Cessna 150E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (registry code 2071812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, 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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