# Accident 19740503017549A: Cessna 172D, Waukegan, IL, May 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1974
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Airport: Waukegan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.4222° N, 87.8679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waukegan National Airport (UGN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4222&lon=-87.8679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4381R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4381R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 56 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740503017549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI74FEE75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE75), May 3, 1974: Cessna 172M (N4381R), Waukegan, 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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