# NTSB CHI66D0161: Cessna 172F, N7870U, Danville, OH, August 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1965
- Place: Danville, OH · DANVILLE, OH
- Location: 40.4471° N, 82.2609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4471&lon=-82.2609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0161
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0161

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2236  65/8/14    DANVILLE OHIO       CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 77, 1450
        TIME - 1600                    N7870U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOHAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7870U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7870U-2019-02-25), registration cancelled 2019-02-25, S/N 17251870, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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: Mohaven

## Other investigations on N7870U (2)

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 WPR16LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA138), Jul 5, 2016: Cessna 172 (N7870U), Brookings, OR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of situational awareness during the departure turn in dark night conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water.
- [NTSB MIA74FKG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG21), Sep 1, 1973: Cessna 172F (N7870U), Jasper, GA, 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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