# NTSB CHI74FEK06: Cessna 172, N7121T, Caledonia, OH, October 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1973
- Place: Caledonia, OH · CALEDONIA, OH
- Location: 40.6364° N, 82.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caledonia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6364&lon=-82.9695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188507
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2966   73/10/6   CALEDONIA,OHIO      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N7121T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIST ELEVATOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALEDONIA,OHIO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB HEAT FLEX TUBING COLLAPSED DUE TO BRKN SUPPORT WIRES.ENG.LOST PWR WHEN CARB HEAT APPLIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7121T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7121T), registered now, S/N 46721, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Gist Elevator

## 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 19731006032599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731006032599A), Oct 6, 1973: Cessna 172, Caledonia, OH, Substantial damage. Carb heat flex tubing collapsed due to brkn support wires. Eng.lost pwr when carb heat applied.

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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