# Accident 19760426011059A: Cessna 172M, Wheeling, IL, April 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1976
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80879 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEE56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426011059A

## 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 CHI76DEE56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE56), Apr 26, 1976: Cesnna 172 (N80879), Wheeling, 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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