# Incident 19820226008989I: Cessna 172RG, Chicago, IL, February 26, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6492V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6492V-2013-04-30) (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 O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 20 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820226008989I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEVELED OFF, ADJUSTED TO CRUISE POWER. THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLOT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## Other reports on N6492V (1)

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

- [Accident 19820124002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820124002379A), Jan 24, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N6492V), Wheeling, IL, Destroyed. Aircraft caught fire during attempt to start for purpose of flight.

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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