# Accident 19750112000639A: Cessna 172M, Blue Island, IL, January 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1975
- Place: Blue Island, IL
- Airport: Howell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.6576° N, 87.6811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Island, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6576&lon=-87.6811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13947, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13947-2011-07-08) (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 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750112000639A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI75FEE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE41), Jan 12, 1975: Cessna 172M (N13947), Blue Island, 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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