# Accident 19790311020769A: Cessna 182, Crystal Lake, IL, March 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Crystal Lake, IL
- Airport: Crystal Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2332° N, 88.3344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal Lake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2332&lon=-88.3344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3648C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3648C-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total, 67 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311020769A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF ACFT ON LANDING ROLL OUT. HIT SNOW BANK.

## 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 CHI79DEE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE48), Mar 11, 1979: Cessna 182RG (N3648C), Crystal Lake, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3648C (1)

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

- [Incident 20130611010949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130611010949I), Jun 11, 2013: Cessna R182 (N3648C), Durant, OK, Minor damage. During approach to landing, the left main gear would not extend completely. [privacy data omitted] Worked through the checklist while his flight instructor…

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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