# NTSB CHI71FBA32: Cessna 172, N8895B, Frankfort, IN, March 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1971
- Place: Frankfort, IN · FRANKFORT, IN
- Location: 40.2796° N, 86.5379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2796&lon=-86.5379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1005  71/3/10    FRANKFORT,IND       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 400
        TIME - 1710                    N8895B              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 395 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,ILL                  FRANKFORT,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT NOT AWARE L WING TIP HIT WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8895B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8895B-2017-09-26), registration cancelled 2017-09-26, S/N 36595, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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

## Other investigations on N8895B (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 ERA11CA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA331), Jun 8, 2011: Cessna 172 (N8895B), Ghent, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing and execute a go-around.

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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