# Accident 19790506009739A: Cessna P206, Park Forest, IL, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Park Forest, IL
- Airport: Haedtler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4691° N, 87.7254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Haedtler Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4691&lon=-87.7254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4746F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4746F-2021-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206B (registry code 2073309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 220 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506009739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN A STRONG GUSTY CROSS WIND.

## 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 CHI79DEE56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE56), May 6, 1979: Cessna P206 (N4746F), Park Forrest, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4746F (2)

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

- [Accident 20190913013129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190913013129A), Sep 13, 2019: Cessna P206B (N4746F), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he was returning to his private airstrip from carson city, NV. He stated his GPS indicated the winds were out of the west at 600-800' AGL,…
- [Incident 19800430046799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430046799I), Apr 30, 1980: Cessna 305A (N4746F), Yentna River An, AK, Minor damage. Right landing collapsed due to a broken bolt.

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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