CHI73FEG09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Montgomery, OH · October 25, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1972
Place
Montgomery, OH · MONTGOMERY, OH
Injuries
2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4123FCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168907

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3280  72/10/25   MONTGOMERY,OHIO     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 495
        TIME - 1800                    N4123F              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 457 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  CINCINNATI,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              CINCINNATI,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N4123F
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cincinnati,Inc

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.