# NTSB CHI73FEI46: Cessna 172L, N7296Q, Kellys Is, OH, June 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1973
- Place: Kellys Is, OH · KELLYS IS, OH
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEI46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3390   73/6/7    KELLYS IS,OHIO      CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1640                    N7296Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLEYS ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KELLYS IS,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ROLLED OFF END OF RWY HIT HVY WET SCRUB GROWTH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7296Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7296Q), registered now, S/N 17260596, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kelleys Island

## 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 19730607036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730607036259A), Jun 7, 1973: Cessna 172L, Kellys Is, OH, Substantial damage. Rolled off end of rwy hit hvy wet scrub growth.

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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