# NTSB CHI72FEI46: Republic RC-3, N370, Cleveland, OH, June 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1972
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEI46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEI46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0460   72/6/1    CLEVELAND,OHIO      REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  1  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1440                    N370                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      44, 15350 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            505 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURKE LAKEFRONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLOUGHBY,OHIO             CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HIT SUBMERGED OBJECT AFTER CAUTION FROM CTL TWR OF POSSIBLE DEBRIS.STUDENT PLT DIED 6/4/72.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N370](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N370-1972-09-07), registration cancelled 1972-09-07, S/N 567, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC RC-3
- Registry model: [Republic RC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (registry code 3080202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burke Lakefront

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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