# NTSB CHI73DEA34: Cessna 172, N19984, Mt.Vernon, IN, May 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1973
- Place: Mt.Vernon, IN · MT.VERNON, IN
- Location: 37.9370° N, 87.8959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9370&lon=-87.8959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1403  73/5/20    MT.VERNON,IND       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 300
        TIME - 0600                    N19984              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT VERNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IND              MT.VERNON,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- APCH SPEED APRX 80MPH DID NOT USE FLAPS.TURF STRIP 2500FT LONG NO OBSTRUCTIONS ON APCH TO RWY 36.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19984](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19984-1988-03-16), registration cancelled 1988-03-16, S/N 17260911 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Vernon

## 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 19730520012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730520012809A), May 20, 1973: Cessna 172M, Mt.Vernon, IN, Substantial damage. Apch speed aprx 80MPH did not use flaps. Turf strip 2500FT long no obstructions on apch to rwy 36.

## Other investigations on N19984 (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 CHI87LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA103), Mar 26, 1987: Cessna 172M (N19984), Shelbyville, IN, 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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