# NTSB CHI71FBQ18: Cessna 172, N8996B, Aledo, IL, October 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1970
- Place: Aledo, IL · ALEDO, IL
- Location: 41.1986° N, 90.7464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aledo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1986&lon=-90.7464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBQ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBQ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1479   70/10/4   ALEDO,ILL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1320                    N8996B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 238 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOLINE,ILL                  ALEDO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SHORT FIELD LDG PRACTICE.FULL FLAP,LEVEL OFF APRX 30FT AGL,WIND GUSTING 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8996B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8996B), registered now, S/N 36697, built 1958 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mercer County

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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