# NTSB CHI71DE163: Cessna 182, N4777D, Huron, OH, June 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1971
- Place: Huron, OH · HURON, OH
- Location: 41.3976° N, 82.5626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3976&lon=-82.5626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DE163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DE163

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0853  71/6/16    HURON,OHIO          CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 153
        TIME - 2030                    N4777D              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKEEGAN,ILL               FREEDOM FIELD,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PRCTNRY NIGHT LDG DUE INFLIGHT SMOKE AND HAZE,LNDD IN PLOWED FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4777D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4777D-1982-04-12), registration cancelled 1982-04-12, S/N 34877 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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