41.7606° N, 88.3201° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 4, 1982 · 17:00 local
Place
Aurora, IL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N85959
Reported as
Cessna 337B
Reported engine
Continental IO360C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,904 total2,151 in this make and model13 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.
On climb gear horn sounded. Both engines had quit. Folded nose gear. Landing in deep snow. Fuel tanks empty.
As the FAA filed it
ON CLIMB GEAR HORN SOUNDED. BOTH ENGINES HAD QUIT. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. LANDING IN DEEP SNOW. FUEL TANKS EMPTY.