Cessna C-152 accident near Hamtramck, Michigan, August 15, 1983
On August 15, 1983 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Cessna C-152, registered N67374, was destroyed in an accident near Hamtramck, Michigan. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 1983 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Hamtramck, Michigan · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-152
- Registration
- N67374 · registry record · serial 15281790
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT RESTARTED THE ENG. AFTER FLYING APRX 4 MI FURTHER, THE ENG LOST POWER AGAIN, AND AGAIN, THE PLT OBTAINED A RESTART. AFTER A 3RD LOSS OF POWER, THE PLT WAS MAKING A FORCED LANDING WHEN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL WIRE & CRASHED APRX 1 MI FROM THE ARPT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,793 hours in all; 2,200 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 2,770 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 765 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 27, 1983; 77 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 4NW Lansing MI at 4:15 pm
- Destination: DET Detroit MI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 50 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:03 pm from DET, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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