# NTSB CHI72FET11: Cessna 175, N7627M, Auburn, IN, December 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1971
- Place: Auburn, IN · AUBURN, IN
- Location: 41.3677° N, 85.0565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3677&lon=-85.0565&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FET11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4048   71/12/4   AUBURN,IND          CESSNA 175          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N7627M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON FLYING RN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMILTON,OHIO               AUBURN,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D APRX LAST 1/3 OF RWY.PLT APPLIED FULL FLAPS DURG LDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7627M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7627M-2021-09-04), registration cancelled 2021-09-04, S/N 55927, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnson Flying Rn

## Other investigations on N7627M (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 CHI68F0778](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0778), Jun 2, 1968: Cessna 175 (N7627M), Circleville, OH, substantial damage

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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