# NTSB CHI70D0006: Cessna 172, N35672, Shelby, IN, May 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1969
- Place: Shelby, IN · SHELBY, IN
- Location: 41.1934° N, 87.3427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelby, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1934&lon=-87.3427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1546  69/5/17    SHELBY,IND          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 108
        TIME - 1730                    N35672              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35672](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35672), registered now, S/N 17256898, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N35672 (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 MKC82FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA011), Dec 11, 1981: Cessna 172 (N35672), Kansas City, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM03), Oct 1, 1976: Cessna 172 (N35672), Watersmeet, MI, 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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