# NTSB CHI79FEE62: Cessna 172, N9200H, Dwight, IL, August 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1978
- Place: Dwight, IL · DWIGHT, IL
- Location: 41.1000° N, 88.4220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dwight, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1000&lon=-88.4220&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3539   78/8/9    DWIGHT,IL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 336
        TIME - 2020                    N9200H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DWIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DWIGHT,IL                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PIC FAILED TO BRIEF PAX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9200H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9200H-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 17266011, built 1975 (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: Dwight

## 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 19780809037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809037809A), Aug 9, 1978: Cessna 172D, Dwight, IL, Substantial damage. PIC failed to brief pax.

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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