# NTSB CHI81FEC33: Cessna 152, N64978, Wixom, MI, July 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1981
- Place: Wixom, MI · WIXOM, MI
- Location: 42.5228° N, 83.5302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wixom, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5228&lon=-83.5302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEC33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1666  81/7/11    WIXOM,MI            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 117
        TIME - 1800                    N64978              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WIXOM,MI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN APRX 700FT FM DSPLCD THRESHOLD & 20FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64978](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64978-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 15281508 (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: Spencer

## 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 19810711040539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711040539A), Jul 11, 1981: Cessna 152, Wixom, MI, Substantial damage. Struck wires on final approach. Crashed inverted on runway threshold. Had made a low circular pattern.

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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