# NTSB CHI79FA012: Cessna 172M, N5131H, Gallipolis, OH, October 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1978
- Place: Gallipolis, OH · GALLIPOLIS, OH
- Location: 38.8201° N, 82.1910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallipolis, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8201&lon=-82.1910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA012

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4440  78/10/27   GALLIPOLIS,OH       ERCO 415-CD         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1940                    N94743              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  2  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLIA-MEIGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON COUNTY,WV             GALLIPOLIS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- LOW WING ACFT.DRG STRAIGHT-IN APCH,COLLIDED W HI WING CESSNA 172.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4440  78/10/27   GALLIPOLIS,OH       CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1940                    N5131H              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 3120 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  2  0                            1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLIA-MEIGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAVENSWOOD,WV               GALLIPOLIS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   180               EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- HI WING ACFT.COLLIDED W LOW WING ACFT,ERCO 415-CD,ON STRAIGHT-IN FINAL APCH.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N5131H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131H-1981-04-02), registration cancelled 1981-04-02, S/N 172-65346 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gallia-Meigs

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N94743](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94743), registered now, S/N 4854 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERCO 415-CD
- Registry model: [Ercoupe 415-CD](https://openairdocs.org/model/ercoupe-415-cd) (registry code 0420324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gallia-Meigs

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781027043992A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027043992A), Oct 27, 1978: Cessna 172D, OH, Destroyed. Overtaken by other aircraft. Both on final.
- [Accident 19781027043991A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027043991A), Oct 27, 1978: Univar 415CD, OH, Destroyed. Overtook and struck other aircraft from above and behind. Both on final.

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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