# NTSB CHI73AC066: Cessna 207, N1582U, Marion, IL, January 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1973
- Place: Marion, IL · MARION, IL
- Location: 37.7342° N, 88.9443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7342&lon=-88.9443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC066

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0282  73/1/26    MARION,ILL          CESSNA 207          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N1582U              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 33, 2094 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,OHIO                MARION,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BLO MDA ON VOR APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1582U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1582U-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N 20700182 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730126003229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730126003229A), Jan 26, 1973: Cessna 207A, Marion, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Descended blo mda on VOR apch.

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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