# Accident 19730713021399A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Chicago, IL, July 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Meigs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5244U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5244U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 25 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713021399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 CHI74DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE07), Jul 13, 1973: Cessna 206 (N5244U), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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