# NTSB CHI76DEA27: Cessna 172, N4104F, Kokomo, IN, February 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1976
- Place: Kokomo, IN · KOKOMO, IN
- Location: 40.4864° N, 86.1336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kokomo, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4864&lon=-86.1336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0266   76/2/9    KOKOMO,IN           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 111
        TIME - 1745                    N4104F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOKOMO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERU,IN                     KOKOMO,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           45                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NOSE AND R MN GR LDG GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4104F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4104F), registered now, S/N 46004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kokomo Municipal

## 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 19760209002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760209002219A), Feb 9, 1976: Cessna 172, Kokomo, IN, Substantial damage. Nose and r MN gr ldg gr collapsed.

## Other investigations on N4104F (2)

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 CHI81FEX13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX13), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 172 (N4104F), Marion, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74DEA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA46), Jun 12, 1974: Cessna 172 (N4104F), Greentown, IN, substantial damage

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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