# NTSB CHI66D0020: Cessna 172, N16QB, Cleveland, OH, June 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1965
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1463  65/6/26    CLEVELAND OHIO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 180
        TIME - 1400                    N16QB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEVELAND HOPKINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16QB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16QB-2023-01-14), registration cancelled 2023-01-14, S/N 28801 (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: Cleveland Hopkins

## Other investigations on N16QB (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 UNK65X0223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0223), Oct 10, 1964: Cessna 172 (N16QB), Seville, OH, 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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