# Accident 19960513010329A: Cessna 172N, Lake In The Hil, IL, May 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1996, 10:46 local time
- Place: Lake In The Hil, IL
- Airport: Lake In The Hills Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2292° N, 88.3301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2292&lon=-88.3301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738CS-1998-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 187 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960513010329A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON APPROACH STRUCK TOP OF TRUCK ON ROAD OFF THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY. (-23) ON MONDAY, MAY 13, 1996, CESSNA N738CS, SN 17269877, MODEL 172N, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT THOMAS HAWKINS, #322348382, WHILE ON LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26, STRUCK A SEMI-TRAILER WHICH WAS HEADING SOUTH ON PYOTT ROAD. THE AIRPORT IS 3CK, LAKE-IN-THE-HILLS, IL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI96LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA156), May 13, 1996: Cessna 172N (N738CS), Crystal Lake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not flying a proper glidepath for the displaced runway threshold.

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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