# NTSB CHI80FEI28: Cessna 172D, N2451Y, Minerva, OH, July 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1980
- Place: Minerva, OH · MINERVA, OH
- Location: 40.7305° N, 81.1021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minerva, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7305&lon=-81.1021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1145   80/7/1    MINERVA,OH          CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N2451Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROSSWIND-MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDUSKY,OH                 MINERVA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2451Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Crosswind-Meadows

## 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 19800701024579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800701024579A), Jul 1, 1980: Cessna 172D, Minerva, OH, Destroyed. Bounced on downwind landing. Made go-around. Stalled & hit wires off departure end of runway.

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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