# NTSB CHI77FEK11: Cessna 172C, N8393X, Mcconnelsville, OH, February 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1977
- Place: Mcconnelsville, OH · MCCONNELSVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.6604° N, 81.8406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McConnelsville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6604&lon=-81.8406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEK11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0331  77/2/11    MCCONNELSVILLE,OH   CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N8393X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WINTERSVILLE,OH             MCCONNELSVILLE,OH            PARKERSBURG,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SNOW BANK ON SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8393X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morgan County

## 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 19770211003029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770211003029A), Feb 11, 1977: Cessna 172D, Mcconnelsville, OH, Substantial damage. Snow bank on side 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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