# NTSB CHI76FEC16: Cessna 182, N6054B, Detroit, MI, December 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1975
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3989  75/12/28   DETROIT,MI          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 195
        TIME - 1925                    N6054B              PX-  1  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TECUMSEH,MI                 DETROIT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- DEPLANING PAX WALKED INTO PROP.DARK NIGHT,RAMP SNOW COVERED & SLIPPERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6054B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6054B-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 34054 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Detroit City

## 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 19751228040509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228040509A), Dec 28, 1975: Cessna 182A, Detroit, MI, 1 fatal. Deplaning pax walked into prop. Dark night,ramp snow covered & slippery.

## Other investigations on N6054B (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI77FEC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC43), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 182 (N6054B), Gregory, 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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