# NTSB CHI78FA063: Cessna 337, N75BB, Escanaba, MI, August 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1978
- Place: Escanaba, MI · ESCANABA, MI
- Location: 45.7463° N, 87.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escanaba, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7463&lon=-87.0836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2557  78/8/23    ESCANABA,MI         CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 7153
        TIME - 1605                    N75BB               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 808 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELTA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESCANABA,MI                 TRAVERSE CITY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY RAIN OBSCURED RAISED DRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N75BB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Delta County

## 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 19780823029329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780823029329A), Aug 23, 1978: Cessna 337G, Escanaba, MI, Substantial damage. Accumulation of heavy rain obscured raised drain.

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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