# NTSB CHI72FEG05: Cessna 172A, N7222T, Phillipsburg, OH, July 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1971
- Place: Phillipsburg, OH · PHILLIPSBURG, OH
- Location: 39.9040° N, 84.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillipsburg, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9040&lon=-84.4010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2335   71/7/2    PHILLIPSBURG,OHIO   CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1045                    N7222T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILLIPSBURG,OHIO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PLT'S ATTNTN DIVRTD BY 2 LDG ACFT,L WING HIT T HANGAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7222T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7222T), registered now, S/N 46822, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (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: Myers

## Other investigations on N7222T (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 LAX98LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA163), May 17, 1998: Cessna 172A (N7222T), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance due to his inadequate visual lookout and selection of the wrong taxi route. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention while taxiing…

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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