# NTSB CHI79DEE62: Cessna 172, N73592, Putnam, IL, June 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1979
- Place: Putnam, IL · PUTNAM, IL
- Location: 41.1850° N, 89.3965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Putnam, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1850&lon=-89.3965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEE62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1735  79/6/17    PUTNAM,IL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 140
        TIME - 1600                    N73592              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALPH E.DANIELS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WATERLOO,IN                 SPRING VALLEY,IL             PUTNAM,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W FENCE & HNGR CABLES AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73592](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73592-2009-04-10), registration cancelled 2009-04-10, S/N 17267564, built 1976 (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: Ralph E.Daniels

## 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 19790617020129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617020129A), Jun 17, 1979: Cessna 172, Putnam, IL, Substantial damage. Unable to stop acft on rwy due to excess speed. Turned off rwy near end. Hit cables and a fence.

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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