# Accident 19920726030059A: Cessna 172H, Chenoa, IL, July 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Chenoa, IL
- Airport: Thacker Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7391° N, 88.7094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7391&lon=-88.7094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8262L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8262L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,530 total, 906 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726030059A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SHORT,SOFT,UNMOWED STRIP. UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED.LANDED IN TALL CORN OFF END RUNWAY

## 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 CHI92LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA212), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 172H (N8262L), Chenoa, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT WERE A LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION THE PILOT WAS UNDERTAKING, A…

## Other reports on N8262L (3)

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

- [Incident 19990330021299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990330021299I), Mar 30, 1999: Cessna 172H (N8262L), Champaign-Urban, IL. Airman was completing a personal flight from sparta, IL, to Champaign, IL, when the acft suffered fuel exhaustion approx three miles south of Champaign-willard…
- [Incident 19850216012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216012379I), Feb 16, 1985: Cessna 172H (N8262L), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. Lost directional control after landing with crosswind. Struck snowbank.
- [Accident 19770605015599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770605015599A), Jun 5, 1977: Cessna 172H (N8262L), Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. Nosewheel struck rwy light.

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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