# NTSB CHI78FEI10: Cessna 172, N12124, Norwalk, OH, February 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1978
- Place: Norwalk, OH · NORWALK, OH
- Location: 41.2446° N, 82.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwalk, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2446&lon=-82.6089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEI10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0310   78/2/4    NORWALK,OH          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 670
        TIME - 1330                    N12124              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORWALK/HURON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWALK,OH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12124](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12124-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N 17261823, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Norwalk/Huron

## 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 19780204004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780204004109A), Feb 4, 1978: Cessna 172M, Norwalk, OH, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N12124 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI85LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA173), Apr 22, 1985: Cessna 172M (N12124), Macedonia, OH, 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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