# Accident 19830522020479A: Cessna 172P, Joliet, IL, May 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Airport: Wilhelmi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5196° N, 88.1200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5196&lon=-88.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53700, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53700-1988-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,050 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830522020479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. NOSED OVER IN AN OPEN FIELD SHORT OF AIRPORT RUNWAY. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 CHI83FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA224), May 22, 1983: Cessna 172P (N53700), Joliet, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53700 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860829076599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829076599A), Aug 29, 1986: Cessna 172P (N53700), Grayslake, IL, Substantial damage. Lost power at altitude. Overran runway on emergency landing. Turned over. Found foreign matter in carburetor.

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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