# NTSB CHI78FA046: Cessna 170B, N2763C, Ann Arbor, MI, July 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1978
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Location: 42.2761° N, 83.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ann Arbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2761&lon=-83.7312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4044   78/7/6    ANN ARBOR,MI        CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 360
        TIME - 1015                    N2763C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANN ARBOR,MI                ANN ARBOR,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS CURRENTLY UNDER PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT FOR PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2763C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2763C-2009-07-20), registration cancelled 2009-07-20, S/N 26307, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780706042139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706042139A), Jul 6, 1978: Cessna 170B, Ann Arbor, MI, Destroyed. Pilot was currently under psychiatric treatment for paranoid schirenia.

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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