# Accident 19830123002669A: Cessna 172, Rockford, IL, January 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1983, 19:27 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2694° N, 89.0601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2694&lon=-89.0601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61558, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61558-1983-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 999 total, 744 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830123002669A

## Narrative

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

ICE ON AIRCRAFT,WEATHER BELOW MINIMUMS AND LOCALIZER INOPERATIVE.CRASHED INTO A BUILDING DURING AN ASR APPROACH.

## 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 CHI83FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA089), Jan 24, 1983: Cessna 172 (N61558), Rockford, IL, destroyed

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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