# NTSB CHI82DEV05: Cessna 172, N5357D, Carthage, IL, December 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1981
- Place: Carthage, IL · CARTHAGE, IL
- Location: 40.4143° N, 91.1281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carthage, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4143&lon=-91.1281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DEV05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEV05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3122  81/12/31   CARTHAGE,IL         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N5357D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCPHERSON RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARTHAGE,IL                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           35                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AFTER LIFT-OFF ACFT DRIFTED RGT,HIT SNWBNK BESIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5357D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcpherson Rla

## 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 19811231082859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231082859A), Dec 31, 1981: Cessna 172N, Carthage, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff, wind drifted aircraft into snowbank at edge of runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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