# NTSB CHI81FEK04: Cessna 172N, N5318E, Circleville, OH, October 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1980
- Place: Circleville, OH · CIRCLEVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.6012° N, 82.9325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circleville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6012&lon=-82.9325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2762  80/10/31   CIRCLEVILLE,OH      CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 337
        TIME - 1710                    N5318E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PICKAWAY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARKERSBURG,WV              CIRCLEVILLE,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUCK CONCRETE DRAIN HOUSING WHILE TAXIING OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5318E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5318E), registered now, S/N 17271836, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Pickaway 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 19801031063769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801031063769A), Oct 31, 1980: Cessna 172N, Circleville, OH, Substantial damage. Struck unmarked concrete drain while taxing to ramp on grass paralell to runway. Area not a designated taxiway.

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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