# Accident 19740228003699A: Cessna 172H, Aurora, IL, February 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1974
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2413L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2413L-2023-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,117 total, 144 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740228003699A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 29K.DRG TURN ONTO RWY WIND GUST STRUCK ACFT FM L.

## 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 CHI74DEE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE57), Feb 28, 1974: Cessna 172H (N2413L), Aurora, 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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