# Accident 20010112038219A: Cessna 172K, Martinsville, IN, January 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2001, 23:19 local time
- Place: Martinsville, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4883° N, 86.3247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4883&lon=-86.3247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46628, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46628-2001-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010112038219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL AND HOURS LAST 90 DAYS COULD NOT BE OBTAINED. THE 300 HOURS TOTAL TIME WAS AN ESTIMATE FROM AIRMAN'S FATHER.

## 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 CHI01FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA064), Jan 13, 2001: Cessna 172K (N46628), Martinsville, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots decision not to fly to the alternate airport, his decision to continue the flight in known adverse weather conditions, spatial disorientation by the pilot, and his failure to maintain…

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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