# NTSB CHI72DEA35: Cessna 177B, N34158, Connersville, IN, March 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1972
- Place: Connersville, IN · CONNERSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.6580° N, 85.1417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connersville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6580&lon=-85.1417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0591   72/3/5    CONNERSVILLE,IND    CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 104
        TIME - 1645                    N34158              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONNERSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IND             CONNERSVILLE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                      290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 24K.LEVEL OFF 10FT ABOVE RWY,CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N34158 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Connersville

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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