# NTSB CHI78DEV15: Cessna 172M, N12242, Carbondale, IL, February 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Carbondale, IL · CARBONDALE, IL
- Location: 37.7221° N, 89.2237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carbondale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7221&lon=-89.2237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEV15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0407  78/2/11  NR.CARBONDALE,IL      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 415
        TIME - 1230                    N12242              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- AIRPORT FUEL TRUCK BACKED INTO EMPENNAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12242](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12242-2019-12-04), registration cancelled 2019-12-04, S/N 17261902, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Southern Illinois

## 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 19780211004809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211004809A), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 172M, Carbondale, IL, Substantial damage. Airport fuel truck backed into empennage.

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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