# Accident 19740927039299A: Cessna 172K, Glendale Hts, IL, September 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1974
- Place: Glendale Hts, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.9189° N, 88.0781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale Heights, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9189&lon=-88.0781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46568-1975-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 91 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740927039299A

## Narrative

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

PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 246 MG PCT.

## 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 CHI75AC028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC028), Sep 27, 1974: Cessna 172K (N46568), Glendale Hts, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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