# NTSB CHI74DET10: Cessna 172, N1617F, Peru, IN, September 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1973
- Place: Peru, IN · PERU, IN
- Location: 40.7587° N, 86.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peru, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7587&lon=-86.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DET10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DET10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2667  73/9/23    PERU,IND            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N1617F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERU MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERU,IND                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF PLT NOTED L WIND ACFT STARTED TURNING L BECAME DISORIENTED LWRD R WING.HIT DIRT MOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1617F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1617F-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 17255012, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (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: Peru Mun

## 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 19730923030049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730923030049A), Sep 23, 1973: Cessna 172D, Peru, IN, Substantial damage. Drg tkof plt noted l wind acft started turning l became disoriented lwrd r wing. Hit dirt mound.

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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