# Accident 19811115073619A: Cessna 172RG, Fox Lake, IL, November 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1981, 21:54 local time
- Place: Fox Lake, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4282° N, 88.1839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fox Lake, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4282&lon=-88.1839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5359R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5359R-1997-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 38 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115073619A

## Narrative

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

UNEVEN FUEL LEVEL IN WING TANKS. MOVED SELECTOR TO OFF POSITION BY MISTAKE. UNABLE TO CHECK FUEL SELECTOR IN DARK.

## 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 CHI82FEE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE06), Nov 15, 1981: Cessna 172RG (N5359R), Fox Lake, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5359R (1)

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

- [Incident 19820603031019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820603031019I), Jun 3, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N5359R), Madison, WI. Rough engine, landed nearest airport. #3 intake valve lifted body stuck, holding intake valve open.

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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