# NTSB ATL82FLQ01: Cessna 172RG, N5216V, Wheeling, IL, October 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1981
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FLQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3192   81/10/3   WHEELING,IL         CESSNA 172RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 229
        TIME - 1340                    N5216V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,IL                 LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ACFT SETTLED AFT LIFT-OFF DRG INTXN TKOF,HIT RWY LGT.LEADING EDGE OF HRZNTL STAB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5216V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5216V), registered now, S/N 172RG0474, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pal-Waukee

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811003065709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003065709A), Oct 3, 1981: Cessna 172RG, Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Premature liftoff on intersection takeoff. Drifted off runway. Stabilizer hit runway light. Continued flight.

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.

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