# NTSB CHI70D0044: Cessna 172H, N8260L, Hobart, IN, May 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1969
- Place: Hobart, IN · HOBART, IN
- Location: 41.5135° N, 87.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5135&lon=-87.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1762  69/5/30    HOBART,IND          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 115
        TIME - 1000                    N8260L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBART SKYRANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8260L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260L-1970-04-14), registration cancelled 1970-04-14, S/N 17256460, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobart Skyranch

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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