# NTSB CHI77DEV08: Cessna 172M, N64191, Champaign, IL, January 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1977
- Place: Champaign, IL · CHAMPAIGN, IL
- Location: 40.1141° N, 88.2746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1141&lon=-88.2746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEV08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0549   77/1/9    CHAMPAIGN,IL        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 499
        TIME - 1729                    N64191              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 361 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  CHAMPAIGN,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- SNOWBANK ON SIDE OF RWY.WIND GUSTS TO 24K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64191](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64191), registered now, S/N 17265076, 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: Willard

## 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 19770109001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770109001589A), Jan 9, 1977: Cessna 172M, Champaign, IL, Substantial damage. Snowbank on side of rwy. Wind gusts to 24K.

## Other investigations on N64191 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL87LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA238), Aug 24, 1987: Cessna 172M (N64191), Marietta, GA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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