# NTSB CHI75ACO57: Cessna 172F, N8466U, Wilmington, OH, February 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1975
- Place: Wilmington, OH · WILMINGTON, OH
- Location: 39.4294° N, 83.8177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4294&lon=-83.8177&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75ACO57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75ACO57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0608  75/2/16    WILMINGTON,OH       CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1440                    N8466U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINTON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,OH               BAINBRIDGE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  250
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       40
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           7                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ONLY 1HR FLT TIME IN PREVIOUS 90DAYS.NO INSTRUMENT TRAINING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8466U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8466U-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N 17252366, built 1964 (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
- Airport: Clinton 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 19750216008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750216008179A), Feb 16, 1975: Cessna 172F, Wilmington, OH, Destroyed. Only 1HR flt time in previous 90DAYS.no instrument training.

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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