# NTSB CHI76FEE51: Cessna 172I, N35571, Ransom, IL, April 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1976
- Place: Ransom, IL · RANSOM, IL
- Location: 41.1586° N, 88.6542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ransom, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1586&lon=-88.6542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0668  76/4/11    RANSOM,IL           CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 217
        TIME - 1845                    N35571              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EGLAND RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RANSOM,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D IN PLOWED AREA ABT 170FT SHORT OF RWY.WIND GUSTING 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35571](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35571-2023-10-07), registration cancelled 2023-10-07, S/N 17256842, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Egland 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 19760411008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411008519A), Apr 11, 1976: Cessna 172I, Ransom, IL, Substantial damage. Acft t/d in plowed area abt 170FT short of rwy. Wind gusting 30K.

## Other investigations on N35571 (3)

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 ERA22LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA203), Apr 22, 2022: Cessna 172 (N35571), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA12LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA148), Jan 19, 2012: Cessna 172I (N35571), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not apply carburetor heat during approach to landing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN09CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA139), Jan 19, 2009: Cessna 172I (N35571), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll after contacting a low-lying snow bank that was obscured by drifting snow.

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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