# NTSB CHI73DEA39: Cessna 172, N1642E, Hagerstown, IN, June 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1973
- Place: Hagerstown, IN · HAGERSTOWN, IN
- Location: 39.9146° N, 85.1543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9146&lon=-85.1543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1236  73/6/24    HAGERSTOWN,IND      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 130
        TIME - 1130                    N1642E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAGERSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERSAILLES,OHIO             HAGERSTOWN,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- FLARED HI DID NOT APPLY DRIFT CORRECTION.L WING HIT TREE APRX 200FT L OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1642E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hagerstown

## 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 19730624017849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624017849A), Jun 24, 1973: Blanca 7AC, Hagerstown, IN, Substantial damage. Flared hi did not apply drift correction.l wing hit tree aprx 200FT l of rwy.

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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