# NTSB CHI76FEC52: Cessna 172M, N1133U, Westland, MI, August 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1976
- Place: Westland, MI · WESTLAND, MI
- Location: 42.3192° N, 83.3808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3192&lon=-83.3808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2854   76/8/7    WESTLAND,MI         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N1133U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTLAND NATIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTLAND,MI                 IOWA CITY,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF INITIATED APRX 1000FT FM APCH END OF RWY.BKN GLASS ON RWY FM VANDALS ON ROAD ADJ TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1133U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1133U), registered now, S/N 17266862, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westland National

## 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 19760807024719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760807024719A), Aug 7, 1976: Cessna 172M, Westland, MI, Substantial damage. Tkof initiated aprx 1000FT fm apch end of rwy. Bkn glass on rwy fm vandals on road adj to rwy.

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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