# Accident 19820926051799A: Cessna 207, Bedford Park, IL, September 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1982, 23:00 local time
- Place: Bedford Park, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AFEA
- Location: 41.7807° N, 87.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7807&lon=-87.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1728U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1728U-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 883 total, 365 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926051799A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE FUEL RETURN LINE CAUSED POWER LOSS 2 MILES SHORT OF DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED IN A RAILROAD YARD.

## 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 CHI82DA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA367), Sep 27, 1982: Cessna 207 (N1728U), Bedford Park, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1728U (1)

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

- [Incident 19810422034239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422034239I), Apr 22, 1981: Cessna 207 (N1728U), Minneapolis, MN. Returned after takeoff due to oil on windshield. Oil filler cap had come off.

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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