# NTSB CHI67D0312: Cessna 172, N7279A, Frankfort, IL, September 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1966
- Place: Frankfort, IL · FRANKFORT, IL
- Location: 41.5090° N, 87.8710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5090&lon=-87.8710&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0312
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0312

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1145  66/9/10    FRANKFORT,ILL       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 300
        TIME - 1930                    N7279A              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PX DEPLANED TO REMOVE WHEEL CHOCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7279A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7279A), registered now, S/N 29379, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Frankfort

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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