# NTSB UNK64X3659: Cessna 140, N2981N, Birmingham, MI, August 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3659
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3659

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2673  64/8/29    BIRMINGHAM MICH     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1830                    N2981N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 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: [N2981N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2981N-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 13239, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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