# Accident 19731222039769A: Cessna TU206B, West Chicago, IL, December 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1973
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3450L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3450L-1975-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TU206B (registry code 2073324, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 21 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222039769A

## Narrative

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

MIXT LEANED DRG FLT AT 9500FT DSCNDD TO 1900FT MSL ENG DID NOT RESPOND-MIXT FOUND 1/2 BACK PSN.

## 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 CHI74FEE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE37), Dec 22, 1973: Cessna TU206B (N3450L), West 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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