# NTSB CHI68F0302: Cessna 172A, N7407T, Plain City, OH, September 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1967
- Place: Plain City, OH · PLAIN CITY, OH
- Location: 40.1085° N, 83.2690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plain City, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1085&lon=-83.2690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0302

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3362  67/9/19    PLAIN CITY,OHIO     CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N7407T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAIN CITY
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT STARTED TO GO AROUND,THEN DECIDED TO LAND.RT QUARTERING TAILWIND 8K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7407T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7407T-1989-11-01), registration cancelled 1989-11-01, S/N 47007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plain City

## Other investigations on N7407T (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 FTW89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA063), Mar 3, 1989: Cessna 172 (N7407T), Bastrop, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILINGS AND FOG.

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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