# NTSB CHI76FEA17: Cessna 172, N8441U, Carthage, IN, November 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1975
- Place: Carthage, IN · CARTHAGE, IN
- Location: 39.7371° N, 85.5711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carthage, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7371&lon=-85.5711&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3307  75/11/23   CARTHAGE,IN         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 472
        TIME - 0940                    N8441U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAINTREE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARTHAGE,IN                 MUNCIE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        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 TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                      290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLOWED AREA ADJ TO RWY.PLT NOTED ENG RPM 2200 AT LIFT OFF.PLT BELIEVES LOSS OF PWR DUE CARB ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8441U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8441U-1976-07-21), registration cancelled 1976-07-21, S/N 17252341 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Raintree

## 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 19751123036889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751123036889A), Nov 23, 1975: Cessna 172F, Carthage, IN, Substantial damage. Plowed area adj to rwy. Plt noted eng RPM 2200 at lift off. Plt believes loss of pwr due carb ice.

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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