# NTSB CHI71DEI50: Cessna 172, N78755, Cleveland, OH, April 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1971
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEI50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEI50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3820   71/4/6    CLEVELAND,OHIO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2017                    N78755              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 770 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OHIO                  CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED BEHIND JET WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL CTL INSTRUCTIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78755](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78755-2023-05-24), registration cancelled 2023-05-24, S/N 17257747, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopkins

## Other investigations on N78755 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA22LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA267), Jun 13, 2022: Cessna 172 (N78755), Bluffton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of control during climb after an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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