# NTSB CHI72DEE63: Cessna 172I, N46194, Kirkland, IL, February 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1972
- Place: Kirkland, IL · KIRKLAND, IL
- Location: 42.0902° N, 88.8486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirkland, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0902&lon=-88.8486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEE63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0422   72/2/3    KIRKLAND,ILL        CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 195
        TIME - 0930                    N46194              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUNGER RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHELLE,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LNDD NEAR SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46194](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46194-1975-04-28), registration cancelled 1975-04-28, S/N 17257099, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bunger Rla

## Other investigations on N46194 (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 CHI74FEE78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE78), May 26, 1974: Cessna 172 (N46194), Rochelle, IL, substantial damage

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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