# NTSB CHI77FEK10: Cessna 172N, N733JF, Urbana, OH, February 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Urbana, OH · URBANA, OH
- Location: 40.1081° N, 83.7554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1081&lon=-83.7554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0080   77/2/5  NR.URBANA,OH          CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 185
        TIME - 1547                    N733JF              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIMES FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLEFONTAINE,OH           URBANA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TAXI, TKOF & LNDG WERE ON SNOW COVERED RWYS. WHEEL COVERS WERE LEFT ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733JF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733JF), registered now, S/N 17268325, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Grimes Field

## 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 19770205001079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205001079A), Feb 5, 1977: Cessna 172D, Urbana, OH, Substantial damage. Taxi, tkof & lndg were on snow covered rwys. Wheel covers were left on.

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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