# NTSB CHI77FEV13: Cessna 172K, N7115G, Jerseyville, IL, February 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1977
- Place: Jerseyville, IL · JERSEYVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.1172° N, 90.3267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jerseyville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1172&lon=-90.3267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEV13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0141  77/2/16    JERSEYVILLE,IL      CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N7115G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JERSEYVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JERSEYVILLE,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT INTENTIONALLY ATTEMPTED TAXI THROUGH SNOWBANK.SNOWBANK DOWN CENTER OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7115G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7115G-2016-01-26), registration cancelled 2016-01-26, S/N 17258815, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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: Jerseyville

## 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 19770216002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770216002599A), Feb 16, 1977: Cessna 172K, Jerseyville, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot intentionally attempted taxi through snowbank. Snowbank down center 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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