# Accident 20070903021799A: Cessna 172C, Kelley'S Islan, OH, September 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2007, 21:06 local time
- Place: Kelley'S Islan, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6028° N, 82.6847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6028&lon=-82.6847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1301Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1301Y-2009-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 92 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903021799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON DEPARTURE FROM KELLEY'S ISLAND, OHIO AT NIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. ALL ACCESSIBLE CONTROL SURFACES MOVED WITH APPROPRIATE CABLE INPUTS. ENGINE CYLINDERS WERE INTACT AND HELD COMPRESSION. L/H AND R/H MAGNETOS EACH FIRED AT ALL SIX POINTS WHEN TESTED BY HAND. ALL BOTTOM SPARKPLUGS SHOWED SIGNS OF NORMAL WEAR. ALL TOP SPARKPLUGS WERE WELL WORN, WITH THE GROUND ELECTRODE TOUCHING THE MAIN ELECTRODE ON THE #3 PLUG. TAXI, LANDING, AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS WERE IN THE "OFF" POSITION AT TIME OF IMPACT. SEE ADDITIONAL SHEET MARKED "FAA FORM 8020-23 ADDENDUM, N1301Y, 09-03-2007" FOR THE POSITION OF NOTED SWITCH AND CONTROLS. METAR KLPR 032153Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02720167 PWINO TSNO.

## 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 CHI07FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA290), Sep 4, 2007: Cessna 172C (N1301Y), Kelleys Island, OH, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the water and dark night conditions which resulted in the lack of ground…

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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