NTSB CHI87LA096 — 1987-03-16 · MUNCIE, Indiana, United States

Current FAA registration · N7757U

Make / Model: CESSNA 172E
Year of manufacture: 1964 · 23 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19640814
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AA7EFA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N7757U Cessna 172E None

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE CONTACTED THE MIE TOWER ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF MUNCIE, INDIANA AND RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING WITH A CHOICE OF RWY 14 OR 02. THE PLT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 12 KNOTS FROM 080, AND HE CHOSE TO LAND ON RWY 14. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE USED A SLIPPING APCH AND LANDED THE ACFT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THEN NEUTRALIZED THE AILERONS AND 'A GUST OF WIND MUST HAVE THEN CAUGHT ME.' ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE LEFT WING RAISED AND THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THEN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, HOWEVER HE DISCONTINUED THE ATTEMPT WHEN HE HEARD THE PROP STRIKING THE RWY. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AS THE ACFT APPROACHED A DITCH AT APRX 10-15 MPH. THE PLT STATED THAT THE WHEELS STUCK IN THE MUD AND THAT ACFT DID A VERY SLOW 'NOSE-OVER.' Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI87LA096.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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