# NTSB CHI79DEG11: Cessna 172M, N5185R, Versailles, OH, April 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1979
- Place: Versailles, OH · VERSAILLES, OH
- Location: 40.2223° N, 84.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Versailles, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2223&lon=-84.4827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0595  79/4/22    VERSAILLES,OH       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N5185R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DARKE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERSAILLES,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5185R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5185R-2020-07-22), registration cancelled 2020-07-22, S/N 17263402, built 1974 (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: Darke County

## 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 19790422008679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422008679A), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna 172, Versailles, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control on takeoff roll. Ran off edge of runway and overturned.

## Other investigations on N5185R (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 ERA20LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA105), Feb 17, 2020: Cessna 172 (N5185R), Fayetteville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s excessive control application during the takeoff and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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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