# NTSB CHI81FEX13: Cessna 172, N4104F, Marion, IN, April 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1981
- Place: Marion, IN · MARION, IN
- Location: 40.5500° N, 85.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5500&lon=-85.6604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127026
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0582   81/4/5    MARION,IN           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N4104F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,IN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4104F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4104F), registered now, S/N 46004 (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: Marion 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 19810405016409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405016409A), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 172, Marion, IN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in a crosswind. Ran off runway. Nose wheel collapsed in soft ground.

## Other investigations on N4104F (2)

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 CHI76DEA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA27), Feb 9, 1976: Cessna 172 (N4104F), Kokomo, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI74DEA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA46), Jun 12, 1974: Cessna 172 (N4104F), Greentown, IN, substantial damage

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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