# Accident 19760223009089A: Cessna 172M, Tinley Park, IL, February 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1976
- Place: Tinley Park, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.5668° N, 87.8026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tinley Park, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5668&lon=-87.8026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61740-1976-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 313 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760223009089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI76AC051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC051), Feb 23, 1976: Cessna 172M (N61740), Tinley Park, IL, destroyed, 4 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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