# NTSB CHI68D0708: Cessna 172, N8333X, Salem, IN, May 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1968
- Place: Salem, IN · SALEM, IN
- Location: 38.6043° N, 86.0976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6043&lon=-86.0976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0708
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0708

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0988   68/5/1    SALEM,IND           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1840                    N8333X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK BILLS STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG ON UNIMPROVED,SHORT STRIP. PLT DID NOT HAVE DUAL CHECKOUT IN TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8333X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8333X), registered now, S/N 17248833, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jack Bills Strip

## Other investigations on N8333X (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 MIA68F0208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0208), Aug 26, 1967: Cessna 172 (N8333X), Mcdonough, 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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