# NTSB CHI78FEK10: Cessna 172G, N4202L, Plain City, OH, March 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1978
- Place: Plain City, OH · PLAIN CITY, OH
- Location: 40.1085° N, 83.2690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plain City, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1085&lon=-83.2690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEK10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0704   78/3/7    PLAIN CITY,OH       CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 336
        TIME - 1515                    N4202L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROYER FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAIN CITY,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4202L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4202L-1987-01-30), registration cancelled 1987-01-30, S/N 17254271 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Troyer Farm

## 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 19780307006819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307006819A), Mar 7, 1978: Cessna 172G, Plain City, OH, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4202L (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 CHI85FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA316), Jul 29, 1985: Cessna 172G (N4202L), Plain City, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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