# NTSB CHI78DEV05: Cessna 172, N8345B, Havana, IL, October 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1977
- Place: Havana, IL · HAVANA, IL
- Location: 40.2951° N, 90.0578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2951&lon=-90.0578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEV05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3028  77/10/19   HAVANA IL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 103
        TIME - 1345                    N8345B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAVANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHELLING IL                 HAVANA IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- LNDD ON 900FT HARD SURF N-S TAXIWAY INSTEAD OF 2200FT GRASS E-W RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8345B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8345B-2019-10-11), registration cancelled 2019-10-11, S/N 36145, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Havana

## 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 19771019032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771019032109A), Oct 19, 1977: Cessna 172D, Havana Il, IL, Substantial damage. Lndd on 900FT hard surf n-s taxiway instead of 2200FT grass e-w runway.

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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