# NTSB CHI80FEI16: Cessna 172, N737KL, Ravenna, OH, May 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1980
- Place: Ravenna, OH · RAVENNA, OH
- Location: 41.1616° N, 81.2421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ravenna, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1616&lon=-81.2421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1131   80/5/3    RAVENNA,OH          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 2040                    N737KL              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTAGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOW,OH                     RAVENNA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR TRIM HALFWAY BTN NEUTRAL & FULL NOSE-DWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737KL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737KL-2008-06-10), registration cancelled 2008-06-10, S/N 17269476 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portage 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 19800503012799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503012799A), May 3, 1980: Cessna 172M, Ravenna, OH, Substantial damage. Airplane appeared nose heavy on takeoff. Aborted, ran off end of runway. Airplane trimmed nose down.

## Other investigations on N737KL (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 CHI90LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA143), Jun 1, 1990: Cessna 172N (N737KL), Northwood, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER OVER A POPULATED…

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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