# NTSB CHI72FEG41: Cessna 172F, N5494R, So.Webster, OH, June 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1972
- Place: So.Webster, OH · SO.WEBSTER, OH
- Location: 38.8170° N, 82.7325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Webster, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8170&lon=-82.7325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0510  72/6/17    SO.WEBSTER,OHIO     CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 238
        TIME - 2047                    N5494R              PX-  1  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COVINGTON,KY                GALLIPOLIS,OHIO              BATAVIA,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG FAILED INTERNALLY. TRIED TO LND ON HIWAY. HIGH TIME ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5494R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5494R-1973-01-08), registration cancelled 1973-01-08, S/N 17253062 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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