# Accident 20150610008689A: Cessna 172S, Galesburg, IL, June 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2015, 00:00 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Airport: Galesburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9442° N, 90.4303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9442&lon=-90.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N740SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N740SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150610008689A

## Narrative

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

THE JET AIR AIRCRAFT CAME IN JUNE 10, 2015 FROM BURLINGTON, IA FOR A 50 HR. INSPECTION AT THE GALESBURG AIRPORT.  UPON INSPECTING THE ENGINE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LOWER FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.  NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OR PROPELLER OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHO WAS FLYING IT, WHEN THE DAMAGE HAPPENED OR WHERE IT HAPPENED.

## 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 GAA15CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA161), Jun 10, 2015: Cessna 172S (N740SP), Galesburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Firewall damage reported by maintenance personnel that occurred during an unknown phase of flight, because the accident flight and pilot could not be determined.

## Other reports on N740SP (2)

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

- [Accident 20250309008809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250309008809A), Mar 9, 2025: Cessna 172S (N740SP), Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. PIC departed runway 21 in Brooksville, FL. PIC was making a left traffic pattern. PIC did a normal landing procedure, full flaps, pitching for 75 KTS. PIC…
- [Accident 20130822016869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130822016869A), Aug 22, 2013: Cessna 172S (N740SP), Manassas, VA, Substantial damage. N740SP received substantial damage during an approach and attempted landing at Manassas airport (hef) on Thursday August 22, 2013 at approximately 0928 local…

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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