# Incident 19780828039539I: Cessna 320D, Waukegan, IL, August 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1978
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4183T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4183T-1997-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780828039539I

## Narrative

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

WRINKLED SKIN ON WING FOUND DURING GROUND CHECK. CAUSE, CIRCUMSTANCES AND IDENTITY OF PILOT UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N4183T (1)

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

- [Incident 19960105000259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960105000259I), Jan 5, 1996: Cessna 320D (N4183T), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot departed lantana airport enroute Pompano Beach, while at 500' over ocean, right engine went to red line (RPM) pilot added power to left engine…

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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