# NTSB CHI81DEE30: Cessna 172, N3972F, Morris, IL, April 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1981
- Place: Morris, IL · MORRIS, IL
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1062  81/4/15    MORRIS,IL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 115
        TIME - 0930                    N3972F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRIS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DWIGHT,IL                   MORRIS,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3972F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972F-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 36872, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morris 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 19810415016549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810415016549A), Apr 15, 1981: Cessna 172, Morris, IL, Substantial damage. Landed on soft ground adjacent to runway by mistank. Airplane nosed over. No runway markers.

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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