# Accident 19940913026909A: Cessna 172RG, Chicago/West Ch, IL, September 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CFXA
- Location: 41.8802° N, 88.2193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8802&lon=-88.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940913026909A

## Narrative

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

ON PRECISION APPROACH HIGH SINK RATE. ADDED POWER. PITCHED UP AND STALLED. CFI FAILED TO ADVISE PROPER RECOVERY.

## 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 CHI94LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA325), Sep 13, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command (CFI)'s inadequate supervision. Factors were the abrupt flare by the dual student.

## Other reports on N616SF (4)

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

- [Accident 20060321008719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060321008719A), Mar 21, 2006: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Bridgeport, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 21, 2006, [privacy data omitted] was providing flight instruction to the pilot [privacy data omitted] the pilot [privacy data omitted] retracted…
- [Incident 19980419013909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419013909I), Apr 19, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Dekalb, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC was providing flight training to his student. The landing was rejected due to geese near the runway. While on final approach during the second…
- [Incident 19960706024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706024999I), Jul 6, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: after landing on runway 15 the pilot reported that the nose gear retracted slowly during landing roll-out. Resulting in the aircraft coming to a…
- [Incident 19960629045839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960629045839I), Jun 29, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N616SF), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft ran off runway and struck a runway light. Instructor no longer employed at this flight school. Whereabouts unknown. Chief flight instructor…

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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