# NTSB UNK64X3627: Cessna 172, N9174B, Birmingham, MI, August 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1964
- Place: Birmingham, MI · BIRMINGHAM, MI
- Location: 42.5448° N, 83.2166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5448&lon=-83.2166&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3627
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3627

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2650  64/8/27    BIRMINGHAM MICH     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1000
        TIME - 1005                    N9174B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9174B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Berz

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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