# Incident 20120424008689I: Cessna 172RG, West Chicago, IL, April 24, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5237R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120424008689I

## Narrative

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

N5237R WAS ENROUTE FOR MIAMI, FL. WEST OF DUPAGE AIRPORT THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. HE CONTACTED DUPAGE TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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