# NTSB CHI76FEV12: Cessna 172M, N61838, Luplow, IL, August 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1975
- Place: Luplow, IL · LUPLOW, IL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3095  75/8/28    LUPLOW,IL           CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 118
        TIME - 1605                    N61838              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLOVERS RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR RAPIDS,IA             TERRE HAUTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61838](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61838-2016-01-07), registration cancelled 2016-01-07, S/N 17264832, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Glovers 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 19750828033489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828033489A), Aug 28, 1975: Cessna 172M, Luplow, IL, Substantial damage. Lndd in a freshly plowed fld.

## Other investigations on N61838 (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 SEA94LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA235), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 172M (N61838), Coolin, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER TO PROPERLY REMANUFACTURE AND ADEQUATELY INSPECT THE NO. 1 ROCKER ARM PRIOR TO ITS INSTALLATION ON THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE ROCKER…

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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