# Accident 19750707020009A: Cessna 172G, Bloomington, IL, July 7, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1975
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Airport: Bloomington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5726R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5726R-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 164 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750707020009A

## Narrative

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

ABT 3 1/2 QTS DRAINED FM L TANK,8 OZ DRAINED FM LOWEST POINT IN SYS.

## 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 CHI76FEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV01), Jul 7, 1975: Cessna 172G (N5726R), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5726R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860704059849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860704059849I), Jul 4, 1986: Cessna 172G (N5726R), San Rafael, CA, Minor damage. Hard landing with loss of directional control on landing in moderate crosswind. Struck a fence.

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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