# NTSB CHI65D0167: Cessna 172, N7475A, Lafayette, IN, May 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1965
- Place: Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65D0167
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0167

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1044  65/5/19    LAFAYETTE IND       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N7475A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARETZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7475A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7475A), registered now, S/N 29575, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aretz

## Other investigations on N7475A (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 CHI72AC033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC033), Oct 9, 1971: Cessna 172 (N7475A), Urbana, IL, substantial damage

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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