# Accident 19930723025429A: Cessna STC172, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, July 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1993, 06:56 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1900° N, 88.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1900&lon=-88.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733XS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733XS-1994-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930723025429A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. HIT POWERLINE LANDING. NOSED OVER. NO FUEL ON BOARD. POH STATES ORIGINAL O320 ENGINE ENDURANCE

## 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 CHI93FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA272), Jul 23, 1993: Cessna 172N (N733XS), Long Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. RELATED FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE CERTIFICATION/APPROVAL OF THE STC BY THE FAA, INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE…

## Other reports on N733XS (1)

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

- [Incident 19810930070229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810930070229I), Sep 30, 1981: Cessna 172N (N733XS), Brookfield, MO. Za severe turbulence pilot vectored nearest airport. Overshot landing ran off end, hit fence.

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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