# Accident 19730511010499A: Cessna 172I, Chillicothe, OH, May 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Chillicothe, OH
- Airport: Vaughn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.3405° N, 82.9961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chillicothe, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3405&lon=-82.9961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46240-2025-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 12 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511010499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT RAN OFF END OF RWY AND DOWN SLOPE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI73FEG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG24), May 11, 1973: Cessna 172 (N46240), Chillicothe, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46240 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910514015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514015709A), May 14, 1991: Cessna 172I (N46240), Clanton, AL, Substantial damage. Too FAR down runway for landing. Added power and stalled initiating go around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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