# NTSB CHI81FEC29: Cessna 152, N757ET, Linden, MI, June 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1981
- Place: Linden, MI · LINDEN, MI
- Location: 42.8192° N, 83.7812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linden, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8192&lon=-83.7812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1514  81/6/28    LINDEN,MI           CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1915                    N757ET              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRICE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINDEN,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      76
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DRIFTED LEFT & HIT CORN GROWING BESIDE RWY.WND FM 20DEG LEFT OF TAIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757ET](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757ET-1983-03-25), registration cancelled 1983-03-25, S/N 15279687 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Price

## 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 19810628038789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628038789A), Jun 28, 1981: Cessna 152, Linden, MI, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on downwind takeoff. Nosed over at end of runway after plowing through a corn-field.

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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