# NTSB CHI74FEI23: Cessna 172, N19940, S Parkman, OH, August 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1973
- Place: S Parkman, OH · S PARKMAN, OH
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEI23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4018   73/8/5    S PARKMAN,OHIO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 225
        TIME - 0855                    N19940              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GATES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSTRAUER,PA                S PARKMAN,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED INTO BRUSH APRX 50FT SHORT OF RWY HIT ELEV RWY EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19940](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19940), registered now, S/N 17260873, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Gates Field

## 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 19730805041289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730805041289A), Aug 5, 1973: Cessna 172M, S Parkman, OH, Substantial damage. Acft settled into brush aprx 50FT short of rwy hit elev rwy embankment.

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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