# NTSB CHI72AC009: Cessna 182K, N7600K, Springfield, IL, July 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1971
- Place: Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3848  71/7/23    SPRINGFIELD,ILL     CESSNA 182K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 786
        TIME - 1535                    N7600K              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC,IOWA               MATTOON,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      72
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       21
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO KNOWN ENROUTE TSTM AREA. CRASHED IN PARKING LOT,DMGD 3 CARS AND BLDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7600K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7600K-1971-09-20), registration cancelled 1971-09-20, S/N 18258231 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- Registry model: [Cessna 182K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (registry code 2072724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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