# NTSB CHI79FEM07: Cessna 152, N65472, Mt Pleasant, MI, December 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1978
- Place: Mt Pleasant, MI · MT PLEASANT, MI
- Location: 43.5967° N, 84.7760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5967&lon=-84.7760&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3716  78/12/12   MT PLEASANT,MI      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 101
        TIME - 1315                    N65472              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT PLEASANT,MI              MT PLEASANT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N65472 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Pleasant

## 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 19781212038729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212038729A), Dec 12, 1978: Cessna A150K, Mt Pleasant, 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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