# NTSB CHI70D0372: Cessna 172B, N1976C, Kirby, OH, August 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1969
- Place: Kirby, OH · KIRBY, OH
- Location: 40.8135° N, 83.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirby, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8135&lon=-83.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0372

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3529  69/8/22    KIRBY,OHIO          CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 245
        TIME - 0900                    N1976C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIRBY,OHIO                  LIMA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1976C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1976C), registered now, S/N 26121, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Frey

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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