# Accident 19731019034179A: Cessna 182H, Polo, IL, October 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1973
- Place: Polo, IL
- Airport: Radio Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.9848° N, 89.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9848&lon=-89.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2093X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2093X-1974-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,981 total, 830 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019034179A

## Narrative

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

PIC INITIATED GO-AROUND ABT 500-800FT BFR END OF RWY.

## 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 CHI74FEE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE28), Oct 19, 1973: Cessna 182 (N2093X), Polo, IL, destroyed

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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