# Accident 19740424011729A: Cessna 185E, Minooka, IL, April 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1974
- Place: Minooka, IL
- Airport: Rossi'S Farm Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.4503° N, 88.2778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minooka, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4503&lon=-88.2778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1586F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 508 total, 178 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424011729A

## Narrative

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

GRASS 6-8IN HI.OVERCORRECTED RUDDER.BRAKES NOT RELEASED SOON ENOUGH.

## 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 CHI74DEE74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE74), Apr 24, 1974: Cessna 185E (N1586F), Minooka, 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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