# NTSB CHI76FEC37: Cessna 188, N21829, Ypsilanti, MI, April 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1976
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0692   76/4/8    YPSILANTI,MI        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1426
        TIME - 1815                    N21829              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCENNAN ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YPSILANTI,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  750
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21829](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21829-2016-11-01), registration cancelled 2016-11-01, S/N 18801064, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcennan Arpt

## 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 19760408008439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760408008439A), Apr 8, 1976: Cessna A188B, 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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