# NTSB CHI73FEE24: Cessna 172, N6361E, Morrison, IL, September 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1972
- Place: Morrison, IL · MORRISON, IL
- Location: 41.8077° N, 89.9616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrison, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8077&lon=-89.9616&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2529  72/9/24    MORRISON ILL        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1830                    N6361E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK FALLS ILL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM RD,WIRE ON ONE SIDE,TREE ON OTR.DIVERTED ATTN TO LOWERING FLAPS,TURNED INTO WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6361E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6361E-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 46461 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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