# NTSB CHI71FEK40: Cessna 172B, N6906X, Urbana, OH, June 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1971
- Place: Urbana, OH · URBANA, OH
- Location: 40.1081° N, 83.7554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1081&lon=-83.7554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FEK40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEK40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2038   71/6/4    URBANA,OHIO         CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 2050                    N6906X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIMES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,OHIO            URBANA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6906X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6906X), registered now, S/N 17247806, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (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: Grimes

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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