42.3408° N, 88.0336° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayslake, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 23, 1981 · 08:00 local
Place
Grayslake, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62587
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
330 total125 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit, pilot landed aircraft in field, out of fuel. No mechanical problems.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT, PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN FIELD, OUT OF FUEL. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.