# NTSB CHI77FEX25: Cessna 172, N8685B, Indianapolis, IN, May 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1977
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1207   77/5/8    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N8685B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             GRIFFIN AP,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- WIFE AT CTLS. HIT CESSNA 172 N9886V,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8685B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8685B-1977-08-09), registration cancelled 1977-08-09, S/N 36385 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metropolitan

## 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 19770508013619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770508013619A), May 8, 1977: Cessna 172, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Wife at ctls. Hit Cessna 172 N9886V,substl dmg.

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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