# NTSB CHI65D0043: Cessna 172, N3023U, Elyria, OH, March 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1965
- Place: Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
- Location: 41.3792° N, 82.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elyria, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3792&lon=-82.0996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65D0043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0373   65/3/4    ELYRIA OHIO         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 800
        TIME - 0930                    N3023U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELYRIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3023U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3023U-1965-08-12), registration cancelled 1965-08-12, S/N 17250623, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elyria

## Other investigations on N3023U (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 CHI66F0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0090), Jul 12, 1965: Cessna 172 (N3023U), Indian Lake, OH, destroyed

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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