# NTSB CHI71FBA01: Cessna 172, N5440R, Orleans, IN, July 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1970
- Place: Orleans, IN · ORLEANS, IN
- Location: 38.6611° N, 86.4517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orleans, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6611&lon=-86.4517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2869   70/7/8    ORLEANS,IND         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 214
        TIME - 0930                    N5440R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORLEANS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,ILL             ORLEANS,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PWR OFF DSCNT FRM 4000FT MSL.STRETCHED GLIDE,S-TURNED TO AVD PWR LINES,STALLED OVR RWY DRG TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5440R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5440R-2013-01-30), registration cancelled 2013-01-30, S/N 17252990, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Orleans

## Other investigations on N5440R (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 ATL95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA029), Dec 18, 1994: Cessna 172F (N5440R), Carrollton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT COLLISION WITH TREES, ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A DEER THAT CROSSED THE TAXIWAY.

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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