# NTSB CHI78FEK12: Cessna 172N, N75747, Bellefontaine, OH, February 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1978
- Place: Bellefontaine, OH · BELLEFONTAINE, OH
- Location: 40.3625° N, 83.7628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellefontaine, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3625&lon=-83.7628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0822  78/2/23    BELLEFONTAINE,OH    CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N75747              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLEFONTAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLEFONTAINE,OH            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N75747 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bellefontaine

## 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 19780223010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223010769A), Feb 23, 1978: Cessna 172D, Bellefontaine, 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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