# NTSB CHI73AEK17: Cessna 172, N4205F, Lancaster, OH, March 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1973
- Place: Lancaster, OH · LANCASTER, OH
- Location: 39.7253° N, 82.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7253&lon=-82.6063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AEK17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEK17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0560  73/3/11    LANCASTER,OHIO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N4205F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFIELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LORAIN OHIO                 LANCASTER,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       23
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- L WING STRUCK RWY. WIND GUSTING 32K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4205F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4205F), registered now, S/N 46105, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Fairfield County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730311004639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730311004639A), Mar 11, 1973: Cessna 172, Lancaster, OH, Substantial damage. L wing struck rwy. Wind gusting 32K.

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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