# NTSB CHI78DEM43: Cessna 152, N24552, Beal City, MI, September 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Beal City, MI · BEAL CITY, MI
- Location: 43.6672° N, 84.9080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beal City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6672&lon=-84.9080&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEM43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3549  78/9/15    BEAL CITY,MI        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N24552              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANISTEE,MI                 LINDEN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N24552 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780915027669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915027669A), Sep 15, 1978: Cessna 152, Beal City, 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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