# Accident 19811003065709A: Cessna 172RG, Wheeling, IL, October 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5216V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5216V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003065709A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFTOFF ON INTERSECTION TAKEOFF. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY. STABILIZER HIT RUNWAY LIGHT. CONTINUED FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL82FLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLQ01), Oct 3, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N5216V), Wheeling, 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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