# NTSB CHI71DGA10: Cessna 172, N5700R, Ashland, KY, September 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1970
- Place: Ashland, KY · ASHLAND, KY
- Location: 38.4595° N, 82.6451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4595&lon=-82.6451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DGA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DGA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3740  70/9/13    ASHLAND,KY          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 268
        TIME - 1220                    N5700R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLYNN PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- HIT TREE STUMP L OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5700R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5700R), registered now, S/N 17253350, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglynn Park

## Other investigations on N5700R (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 GAA16CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA215), May 1, 2016: Cessna 172 (N5700R), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.

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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