# NTSB CHI75FEA05: Cessna 172K, N7186G, Greenwood, IN, July 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Greenwood, IN · GREENWOOD, IN
- Location: 39.6034° N, 86.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6034&lon=-86.1052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2547  74/7/31    GREENWOOD,IND       CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 428
        TIME - 1300                    N7186G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GREENWOOD,IND               RETURN                       MARTINSVILLE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT MADE LOW APCH-FLAPS UP.HIT TRUCK ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7186G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7186G-1980-09-29), registration cancelled 1980-09-29, S/N 17258886 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skyway

## 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 19740731027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731027739A), Jul 31, 1974: Cessna 172K, Greenwood, IN, Substantial damage. Acft made low apch-flaps up. Hit truck on road.

## Other investigations on N7186G (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI80FEX11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX11), Apr 19, 1980: Cessna 172 (N7186G), Mooresville, IN, destroyed

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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