# NTSB CHI72DEA18: Cessna 172L, N2427L, Martinsville, IN, September 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1971
- Place: Martinsville, IN · MARTINSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.4147° N, 86.4317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4147&lon=-86.4317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3341   71/9/3    MARTINSVILLE,IND    CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 113
        TIME - 1500                    N2427L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTINSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               MARTINSVILLE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- SUB DMG TO FIREWALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2427L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2427L), registered now, S/N 17255627 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Martinsville

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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