# NTSB CHI75FEV21: Cessna 172F, N7964U, St Joseph, IL, February 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1975
- Place: St Joseph, IL · ST JOSEPH, IL
- Location: 40.1147° N, 88.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1147&lon=-88.0356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEV21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0467   75/2/7    ST JOSEPH,IL        CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N7964U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLESSNER RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST JOSEPH,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           25                                                      190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY,L X-WIND ACFT VEERED R STRUCK A SHALLOW DITCH.GUSTS TO 28K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7964U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7964U-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 17251964 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flessner Rla

## 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 19750207002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750207002879A), Feb 7, 1975: Cessna 172F, St Joseph, IL, Substantial damage. Nosewheel shimmy,l x-wind acft veered r struck a shallow ditch. Gusts to 28K.

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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