# Accident 19740730027259A: Cessna 182P, Ottawa, IL, July 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1974
- Place: Ottawa, IL
- Airport: Ottawa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.3540° N, 88.8234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottawa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3540&lon=-88.8234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7284Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7284Q-2025-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 17 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740730027259A

## Narrative

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

PLT THOUGHT WHEEL VIBRATION WAS AN ACFT MALFUNCTION.INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING.

## 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 CHI75FEE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE15), Jul 30, 1974: Cessna 172 (N7284Q), Ottawa, 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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