# Accident 19730913034651A: Cessna 172H, Wheeling, IL, September 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1973
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2665L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2665L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730913034651A

## Narrative

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

C-172 INSTD BY TWR TO FLY OVR ARPT AT 2000FT,CIRCLE LEFT FOR RWY 6L.MADE STRAIGHT-IN APCH.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3076S, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19730913034652A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730913034652A)

## 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 NYC74AN022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN022), Sep 13, 1973: Cessna 172H (N2665L), Wheeling, IL, minor damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2665L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19901023046969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901023046969A), Oct 23, 1990: Cessna 172H (N2665L), Buena Vista, CO, Substantial damage. Hard landing. Bounced and porpoised exited runway over embankment. Nosed over. Impact broke nose wheel on runway.
- [Accident 19840603021899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840603021899A), Jun 3, 1984: Cessna 172H (N2665L), Port Washington, WI, Destroyed. Pilot lost directional control in high grass during takeoff. Left wing dug in and aircraft nosed over.

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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