# Accident 19731014033269A: Cessna 320A, Northbrook, IL, October 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1973
- Place: Northbrook, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.1287° N, 87.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northbrook, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1287&lon=-87.8352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N861W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861W-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320A (registry code 2074506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,275 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014033269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOT MULTI ENG RATED NO MEDICAL CERT.NO RECORD OF FLY TIME SINCE LAST REFUELING.CITY AREA.

## 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 CHI74FEE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE26), Oct 14, 1973: Cessna 320 (N861W), Northbrook, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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