# NTSB CHI72DEI42: Cessna 172, N8251U, Petersburg, OH, May 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1972
- Place: Petersburg, OH · PETERSBURG, OH
- Location: 40.9100° N, 80.5336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9100&lon=-80.5336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEI42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEI42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1820  72/5/18    PETERSBURG OHIO     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 596
        TIME - 0600                    N8251U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 311 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETERSBURG OHIO             CLEVELAND OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- VIS AT ARPT 3-500 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8251U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8251U-1974-09-25), registration cancelled 1974-09-25, S/N 17252151 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Petersburg

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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