# Accident 20150703010669A: Cessna 172P, Bartlet, IL, July 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2015, 15:47 local time
- Place: Bartlet, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9625° N, 88.1686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9625&lon=-88.1686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62681-2016-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150703010669A

## Narrative

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

N62681, A CE-172P, REPORTED INBOUND TO DUPAGE AIRPORT WITH THE CURRENT AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE, INFORMATION ?PAPA?. THE PILOT REPORTED A ?RUDDER PROBLEM? AND STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO ?PLAY AROUND? AND WOULD ADVISE INBOUND.  DUPAGE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER ASKED N62681 IF HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE. N62681 DECLINED ASSISTANCE AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

DUPAGE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ATTEMPTED TO REESTABLISH RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH N62681, HOWEVER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FOREST PRESERVE LOCATED IN BARTLETT, ILLINOIS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS FOUND  APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM  THE POINT OF IMPACT.  THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND CRUSHED AT THE POINT OF IMPACT.  THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE BUT REMAINED INTACT.

POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR ANOMALIES.

THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AS FOLLOWS:

KDPA 031952Z 06005KT 10SM SCT047 24/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02440128

KDPA 032105Z 33004KT 10SM FEW050 26/13 A2993 RMK AO2 T02560133

## 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 CEN15FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA289), Jul 3, 2015: Cessna 172P (N62681), Bartlett, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact abnormalities.

## Other reports on N62681 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060707015529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707015529I), Jul 7, 2006: Cessna 172P (N62681), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was preparing for a pleasure flight with two passengers (non-rated) and demonstrating pre-flight and flight operations…

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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