# NTSB UNK64X0907: Cessna 172D, N2506Y, Greenwood, IL, March 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1964
- Place: Greenwood, IL · GREENWOOD, IL
- Location: 42.3954° N, 88.3838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3954&lon=-88.3838&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0907
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0907

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0647  64/3/14    GREENWOOD ILL       CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 79 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N2506Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                     5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY TO 31 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2506Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2506Y), registered now, S/N 17249806, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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: Galt

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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