# Accident 19780216003639A: Cessna 182H, Hoopeston, IL, February 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1978
- Place: Hoopeston, IL
- Airport: Russell Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.4608° N, 87.6636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoopeston, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4608&lon=-87.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6239A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6239A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 171 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEV17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780216003639A

## 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 CHI78DEV17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV17), Feb 16, 1978: Cessna 182 (N6239A), Hoopeston, 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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