# NTSB CHI77FEX11: Cessna 172M, N1437U, Elwood, IN, February 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Elwood, IN · ELWOOD, IN
- Location: 40.2738° N, 85.8371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elwood, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2738&lon=-85.8371&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX11

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0824   77/2/5    ELWOOD,IN           CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2030                    N1437U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 20, 279 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WEST LAFAYETTE, IN          RETURN                       ELWOOD,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BRAKES FROZEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1437U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1437U-1980-05-27), registration cancelled 1980-05-27, S/N 17267104, built 1976 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elwood

## 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 19770205002199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205002199A), Feb 5, 1977: Cessna 172M, Elwood, IN, Substantial damage

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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