# NTSB CHI68F0116: Cessna 172, N5437T, Lombard, IL, June 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1967
- Place: Lombard, IL · LOMBARD, IL
- Location: 41.8738° N, 88.0155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lombard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8738&lon=-88.0155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2215  67/6/26    LOMBARD,ILL         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N5437T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5437T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mitchell Field

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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