# NTSB CHI73DEC33: Cessna 172, N8511B, Utica, MI, May 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1973
- Place: Utica, MI · UTICA, MI
- Location: 42.6287° N, 83.0233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6287&lon=-83.0233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEC33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEC33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1445  73/5/10    UTICA,MICH          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1422                    N8511B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERZ-MACOMB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BIRMINGHAM,MICH             UTICA,MICH                   UTICA,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- OBSTRUCTION INSTALLED FOR SPITE BY OWNER OF PROPERTY ADJ TO ARPT.JOG IN TAXIWAY ABT MIDWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8511B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8511B-1974-04-26), registration cancelled 1974-04-26, S/N 36211, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Berz-Macomb

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730510011279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510011279A), May 10, 1973: Cessna 172, Utica, MI, Substantial damage. Obstruction installed for spite by owner of property adj to arpt. Jog in taxiway abt midway.

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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