# NTSB CHI71AC056: Cessna 172G, N4356L, Chevrolet, KY, January 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1971
- Place: Chevrolet, KY · CHEVROLET, KY
- Location: 36.8173° N, 83.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chevrolet, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8173&lon=-83.2746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2438  71/1/30    CHEVROLET,KY        CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1330                    N4356L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARLAN,KY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT DIDNT HEED ADVICE OF IP AND ARPT PERS ABOUT POOR WEA.HAD 31 HRS DUAL BFOR 1ST SOLO 2 WKS PRIOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4356L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4356L-1971-03-22), registration cancelled 1971-03-22, S/N 17254429 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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