# NTSB CHI73FEG17: Cessna 172, N7097A, Moraine, OH, February 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1973
- Place: Moraine, OH · MORAINE, OH
- Location: 39.6975° N, 84.2427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moraine, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6975&lon=-84.2427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0534  73/2/10    MORAINE,OHIO        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 430
        TIME - 1025                    N7097A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORAINE AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORAINE,OHIO                NEW CASTLE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DRG TURN BACK TO ARPT,LOST ALTITUDE R WING TIP HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7097A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Moraine Air Park

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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