# NTSB CHI67F0040: Cessna 182, N2869F, West Chicago, IL, June 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1966
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171384
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1537  66/6/23    WEST CHICAGO ILL    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1140                    N2869F              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DU PAGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2869F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2869F-1974-12-17), registration cancelled 1974-12-17, S/N 18256969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Du Page County

## Other investigations on N2869F (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 DEN75AD017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD017), Oct 4, 1974: Cessna 182J (N2869F), Springfield, CO, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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