# NTSB CHI75FEK02: Cessna 172F, N357LA, Pauldin, OH, August 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1974
- Place: Pauldin, OH · PAULDIN, OH
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2967  74/8/15    PAULDIN,OHIO        CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 1438
        TIME - 2000                    N357LA              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 747 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRABELE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAULDIN,OHIO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- TWILIGHT CONDITIONS.LO PASS TO CK FOR CLR RWY.L LDG GR STRUCK A LARGE STEER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N357LA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strabele

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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