- Date
- May 11, 1973
- Place
- Chillicothe, OH · CHILLICOTHE, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N46240Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730511010499A
- Case key
- 190355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1388 73/5/11 CHILLICOTHE,OHIO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 98 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N46240 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAUGHN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANCASTER,OHIO CHILLICOTHE,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- ACFT RAN OFF END OF RWY AND DOWN SLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46240
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vaughn
N46240Registration cancelled Oct 4, 2025 · Cessna 172IAirframe modelCessna 172IEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N46240 · 1
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