# NTSB CHI70D0154: Cessna 175, N7342M, Dillsboro, IN, August 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1969
- Place: Dillsboro, IN · DILLSBORO, IN
- Location: 39.0184° N, 85.0528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillsboro, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0184&lon=-85.0528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3404  69/8/10    DILLSBORO,IND       CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 188
        TIME - 1945                    N7342M              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMERS RETREAT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLSBORO,IND               DILLSBORO,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7342M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7342M-1973-06-04), registration cancelled 1973-06-04, S/N 55642 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farmers Retreat

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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