# Accident 19870129002019A: Cessna 210N, Chicago, IL, January 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1987, 20:29 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFCA
- Location: 41.7807° N, 87.7695° 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=-87.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4968C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4968C-1988-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210N (registry code 2073453, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870129002019A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A NIGHT IFR. FAULTY LIGHTING MAY HAVE CAUSED PILOT DISORIENTATION.

## 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 CHI87FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA069), Jan 30, 1987: Cessna 210N (N4968C), Bedford Park, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4968C (1)

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

- [Incident 19820110003599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820110003599I), Jan 10, 1982: Cessna 210N (N4968C), Fredericksburg, VA, Minor damage. Zg za pilot made emergency landing on highway when a rod went through the engine case.

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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