# Accident 19731027035329A: Cessna 182N, Polo, IL, October 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1973
- Place: Polo, IL
- Airport: Radio Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N9060G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9060G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 4 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731027035329A

## Narrative

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

SLT DNWND COND SKIDDED ON WET TURF.

## 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 CHI74DEE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE31), Oct 27, 1973: Cessna 182N (N9060G), Polo, 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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