# NTSB CHI77FA001: Cessna 172M, N6945H, Hagerstown, IN, October 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: Hagerstown, IN · HAGERSTOWN, IN
- Location: 39.9146° N, 85.1543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagerstown, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9146&lon=-85.1543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4142   76/10/2 NR.HAGERSTOWN,IN      CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N6945H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KOKOMO,IN                   RETURN                       RICHMOND,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6945H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6945H-1977-12-20), registration cancelled 1977-12-20, S/N 17265657 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761002042119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002042119A), Oct 2, 1976: Cessna 172M, IN, Destroyed

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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