# Accident 19790119001109A: Cessna 402B, West Chicago, IL, January 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1979, 12:25 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Du Page Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4191C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4191C-2009-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,759 total, 174 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119001109A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF ICY RUNWAY ON LANDING.STRUCK SNOW BANK.BLOWING SNOW ALSO A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI79FEE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE30), Jan 19, 1979: Cessna 402 (N4191C), West Chicago, 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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