# NTSB CHI74AC003: Cessna 172F, N5526R, No.Webster, IN, July 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: No.Webster, IN · NO.WEBSTER, IN
- Location: 41.3238° N, 85.6986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Webster, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3238&lon=-85.6986&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3215   73/7/4    NO.WEBSTER,IND      CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 461
        TIME - 2300                    N5526R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STURGIS,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT EXPERIENCED CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.CRASHED IN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5526R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5526R-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 17253105 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730704019799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704019799A), Jul 4, 1973: Cessna 172D, No.Webster, IN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Plt experienced cerebral hemorrhage. Crashed in lake.

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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