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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Tinley Park, IL · February 23, 1976

Date
February 23, 1976
Place
Tinley Park, IL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N61740
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI76AC051
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
313 total313 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Severe coronary atherosclerosis. Acft obsvd in a sustained vert dive to impact with tree & house.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS.ACFT OBSVD IN A SUSTAINED VERT DIVE TO IMPACT WITH TREE & HOUSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.