# NTSB CHI75FEC60: Cessna 140, N1970V, Grosse Isle, MI, June 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1975
- Place: Grosse Isle, MI · GROSSE ISLE, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEC60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2681  75/6/23    GROSSE ISLE,MI      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 199
        TIME - 1545                    N1970V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GROSSE ISLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROSSE ISLE,MI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                      225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD WRONG RWY FOR PREVAILING WIND.DRG FLARE FOR LNDG ACFT ANGLED ABT 60 DEG TO L.WIND GUSTING 45K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1970V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1970V-2018-04-18), registration cancelled 2018-04-18, S/N 14181, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grosse Isle Muni

## 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 19750623017569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750623017569A), Jun 23, 1975: Cessna 140, Grosse Isle, MI, Substantial damage. Lndd wrong rwy for prevailing wind. Drg flare for lndg acft angled abt 60 deg to l.wind gusting 45K

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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