# NTSB CHI73FLQ12: Cessna 172, N2339U, Glencoe, KY, September 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1972
- Place: Glencoe, KY · GLENCOE, KY
- Location: 38.7250° N, 84.8233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glencoe, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7250&lon=-84.8233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FLQ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FLQ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3395  72/9/10    GLENCOE,KY          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 388
        TIME - 1055                    N2339U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 243 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUNKEN AIRPORT,OHIO         BOWMAN FIELD,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRES BETWEEN HILLS FOLLOWING RD.FORCED LANDED ON HIGHWAY.OVERTURNED ON CURB
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2339U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2339U-2014-09-19), registration cancelled 2014-09-19, S/N 17249939, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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: Robinson Airport

## Other investigations on N2339U (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 CHI91LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA230), Aug 13, 1991: Cessna 172 (N2339U), Metropolis, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT NOT REMOVED (FOAM RUBBER) AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT.

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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