# NTSB CHI73DEV27: Cessna 172I, N46006, Danville, IL, April 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Danville, IL · DANVILLE, IL
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEV27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEV27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1384  73/4/30    DANVILLE,ILL        CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N46006              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDERS RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANVILLE,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LNDD S ATMTD N TKOF APRX 200 SHORT OF S END OF RWY.GND RUN 1600FT NOT AIRBORNE,ABORTED.6 IN GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46006](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46006-1973-08-16), registration cancelled 1973-08-16, S/N 17256983, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anders Rla

## 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 19730430011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430011629A), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 172D, Danville, IL, Substantial damage. Lndd s atmtd n tkof aprx 200 short of s end of rwy. Gnd run 1600FT not airborne,aborted.6 in grass.

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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