# NTSB CHI73FEI37: Cessna 172F, N8472U, Swanton, OH, April 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1973
- Place: Swanton, OH · SWANTON, OH
- Location: 41.5849° N, 83.8852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5849&lon=-83.8852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEI37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1256   73/4/7    SWANTON,OHIO        CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 189
        TIME - 1345                    N8472U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO EXPRESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SWANTON,OHIO                WALBRIDGE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- UN MOVE CTL WHEEL FWD.SUSPECT IMP STOWED BRAKE HANDLE.PRE-IMPACT RELATION NOT DTMND DUE DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8472U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8472U-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 17252372, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Toledo Express

## 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 19730407010219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730407010219A), Apr 7, 1973: Cessna 172D, Swanton, OH, Substantial damage. Un move ctl wheel fwd. Suspect imp stowed brake handle. Pre-impact relation not dtmnd due dmg.

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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