# NTSB CHI74FEC25: Cessna 411, N7766X, Birmingham, MI, December 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1973
- Place: Birmingham, MI · BIRMINGHAM, MI
- Location: 42.5448° N, 83.2166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5448&lon=-83.2166&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4024  73/12/29   BIRMINGHAM,MICH     CESSNA 411          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 4991
        TIME - 1645                    N7766X              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND PRIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIRMINGHAM,MICH             CADILLAC,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           35                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT WOULDNT CLIMB,ABORTED TOO LATE.ICE ON WGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7766X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7766X-1990-04-16), registration cancelled 1990-04-16, S/N 4110169 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Prix

## 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 19731229040529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731229040529A), Dec 29, 1973: Cessna 411, Birmingham, MI, Substantial damage. Acft wouldnt climb,aborted too late. Ice on wgs.

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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