# NTSB CHI76FEK27: Cessna 172G, N5786R, London, OH, August 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1976
- Place: London, OH · LONDON, OH
- Location: 39.8961° N, 83.4325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of London, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8961&lon=-83.4325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEK27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEK27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2858  76/8/20    LONDON,OH           CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 345
        TIME - 1830                    N5786R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 218 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONDON,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LNDD ON A GRAVEL RD PARALLEL TO A CORN FLD L WING TIP HIT CORN PLT LOST CTL OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5786R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5786R), registered now, S/N 17253455 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19760820026229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760820026229A), Aug 20, 1976: Cessna 172G, London, OH, Substantial damage. Lndd on a gravel rd parallel to a corn fld l wing tip hit corn plt lost ctl of acft.

## Other investigations on N5786R (1)

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 GAA16CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA111), Nov 22, 2015: Cessna 172 (N5786R), Covington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, ground loop, and impact with the ground.

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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