# NTSB CHI76AC066: Cessna 172M, N80946, Shelbyville, IL, May 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Shelbyville, IL · SHELBYVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.4103° N, 88.7997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4103&lon=-88.7997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2667  76/5/31    SHELBYVILLE,IL      CESSNA 172M         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 404
        TIME - 2125                    N80946              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ASSUMPTION,IL               ASSUMPTION,IL               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT WAS UNAWARE OF DETR WX & HAD TO DESCEND TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT W AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80946](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80946-1976-12-03), registration cancelled 1976-12-03, S/N 172-66814 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Shelby County

## 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 19760531032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531032369A), May 31, 1976: Cessna 172D, Shelbyville, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt was unaware of detr wx & had to descend to maintain visual contact w airport.

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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