# Accident 19960421008049A: Cessna 172N, Dekalb, IL, April 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1996, 13:45 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8904° N, 88.7506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8904&lon=-88.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6542J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6542J-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 132 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421008049A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND CFI CUT POWER AS 172 VEERED OFF RUNWAY. HIT IRON POLE 500FT OFF RUNWAY. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 CHI96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA140), Apr 21, 1996: Cessna 172 (N6542J), Dekalb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision, and his delay in taking remedial action to regain directional control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's improper…

## Other reports on N6542J (3)

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

- [Accident 20021013036009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021013036009A), Oct 13, 2002: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Inspectors statement: on 10/13/02 at about 16:30 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N6542J, registered to American flyers flight school crashed into…
- [Accident 19930412019749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412019749A), Apr 12, 1993: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. Bored with training maneuvers descended to a low altitude. Struck wires. Remained aloft. Top tail fin sheared off.
- [Incident 19840506039229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840506039229I), May 6, 1984: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Chicago, IL. Student allowed aircraft to veer off the runway on the landing roll.

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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