# NTSB CHI73FEG24: Cessna 172, N46240, Chillicothe, OH, May 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Chillicothe, OH · CHILLICOTHE, OH
- Location: 39.3405° N, 82.9961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chillicothe, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3405&lon=-82.9961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1388  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46240-2025-10-04), registration cancelled 2025-10-04, S/N 17257129, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vaughn

## 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 19730511010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511010499A), May 11, 1973: Cessna 172I, Chillicothe, OH, Substantial damage. Acft ran off end of rwy and down slope.

## Other investigations on N46240 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA093), May 14, 1991: Cessna 172I (N46240), Clanton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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