# NTSB CHI75FEC58: Cessna 150L, N1217Q, Ypsilanti, MI, June 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1975
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI · YPSILANTI, MI
- Location: 42.2444° N, 83.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ypsilanti, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2444&lon=-83.6212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEC58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1975  75/6/16    YPSILANTI,MI        CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1918                    N1217Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN
        DEPARTURE POINT
          YPSILANTI,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1217Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1217Q-1996-03-18), registration cancelled 1996-03-18, S/N 15072517 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willow Run

## 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 19750616017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750616017469A), Jun 16, 1975: Cessna A150K, Ypsilanti, MI, Substantial damage

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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