# Accident 19740117001399A: Cessna 210G, Wheeling, IL, January 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1974
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- 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: N242ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242ER-1974-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210G (registry code 2073430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,282 total, 896 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740117001399A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTNG 20K.1/2 INCH RIME ICE ON LEADING EDG OF WG. HORIZ AND VERT STAB.

## 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 CHI74FEE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE49), Jan 17, 1974: Cessna 210G (N242ER), Wheeling, 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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