# Incident 19870801077259I: Cessna 210E, Chicago, IL, August 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1987, 11:52 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- 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: N4936U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4936U-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210E (registry code 2073416, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,375 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801077259I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT RADIO COMMUNICATION. PILOT STATED HE HAD RADIO MALFUNCTION. RUNWAY CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION.

## Other reports on N4936U (1)

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

- [Incident 19861109080499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861109080499I), Nov 9, 1986: Cessna 210E (N4936U), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. The pilot was unable to lower the wheels and landed the aircraft beside the runway. The hydraulic pack had failed.

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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