# NTSB CHI72DEA33: Cessna 172I, N46139, Greentown, IN, February 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1972
- Place: Greentown, IN · GREENTOWN, IN
- Location: 40.4775° N, 85.9626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greentown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4775&lon=-85.9626&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1341  72/2/26    GREENTOWN,IND       CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 112
        TIME - 1245                    N46139              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWARD CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELWOOD,IND                  GREENTOWN,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   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: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46139](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46139-1978-08-16), registration cancelled 1978-08-16, S/N 17257068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Howard Co

## Other investigations on N46139 (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 CHI74FEA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA35), Apr 12, 1974: Cessna 172 (N46139), New Castle, IN, substantial damage

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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