# NTSB CHI80FEV33: Cessna 172M, N20139, Litchfield, IL, August 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1980
- Place: Litchfield, IL · LITCHFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.1760° N, 89.6655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1760&lon=-89.6655&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2092   80/8/5    LITCHFIELD,IL       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 2025                    N20139              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITCHFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITCHFIELD,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FAILED WHEN ACFT HIT PWR LN DRG APCH AFTER SUNSET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20139](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20139-2012-08-07), registration cancelled 2012-08-07, S/N 17261040, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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: Litchfield Muni

## 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 19800805034609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805034609A), Aug 5, 1980: Cessna 172M, Litchfield, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot struck power lines during final approach for landing. Aircraft crashed short of runway, inverted.

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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