# NTSB CHI77FEK09: Cessna 172, N9274H, Cambridge, OH, January 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1977
- Place: Cambridge, OH · CAMBRIDGE, OH
- Location: 40.0215° N, 81.5865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0215&lon=-81.5865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEK09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0088  77/1/20    CAMBRIDGE,OH        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 600
        TIME - 1815                    N9274H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMBRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMBRIDGE,OH                ZANESVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- 2' HI SNOWBANKS BLOCKED VIEW OF MOST RWY LIGHTS FROM CENTERLINE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9274H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9274H), registered now, S/N 17266062, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Cambridge

## 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 19770120001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770120001189A), Jan 20, 1977: Cessna 172M, Cambridge, OH, Substantial damage. 2' Hi snowbanks blocked view of most rwy lights from centerline of rwy.

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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