# NTSB CHI80FEG16: Cessna 172E, N3673S, Chesapeake, OH, June 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1980
- Place: Chesapeake, OH · CHESAPEAKE, OH
- Location: 38.4269° N, 82.4562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4269&lon=-82.4562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0009   80/6/1    CHESAPEAKE,OH       CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 555
        TIME - 1445                    N3673S              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 395 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESAPEAKE,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    9000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           82                                                      220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD"AIR-POCKET",APCH END OF RWY,LNDG W QTRG HDWND.HIT WNGTIP,CESSNA 172 ON 40X40FT RUN-UP AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3673S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3673S), registered now, S/N 17250873, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Lawrence 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).

- [Incident 19800601056241I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601056241I), Jun 1, 1980: Cessna 172E, Chesapeake, OH, Minor damage. Encountered gusty wind on short final & drifted sideways. Right wing dropped & struck an aircraft on ground.

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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