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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Waukegan, IL · May 3, 1974

Date
May 3, 1974
Place
Waukegan, IL
Airport
Waukegan
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4381R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEE75
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
81 total56 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost,assisted by otr acft. Dscndd blo obstructing trrn. Flew into wires. Took 2 valium pills earlier.

As the FAA filed it

LOST,ASSISTED BY OTR ACFT.DSCNDD BLO OBSTRUCTING TRRN.FLEW INTO WIRES.TOOK 2 VALIUM PILLS EARLIER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.