# NTSB CHI73FEE68: Cessna 182, N6258A, Plainfield, IL, June 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1973
- Place: Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEE68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1585  73/6/16    PLAINFIELD,ILL      CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 892
        TIME - 1450                    N6258A              PX-  0  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 406 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NELSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HICKLEY,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SQUALL LINE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          DUST                                                     340
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           26                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD SVR TURB APRX 1000FT AGL.PLT ELECTED TO LND AT ARPT APRX 12MI E.WIND GUSTING 36K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6258A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6258A-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 33058, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nelson

## 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 19730616020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730616020149A), Jun 16, 1973: Cessna 182, Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Enctrd svr turb aprx 1000FT AGL.plt elected to lnd at arpt aprx 12MI e.wind gusting 36K.

## Other investigations on N6258A (2)

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 CHI79FEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE08), Oct 21, 1978: Cessna 182 (N6258A), Hinckley, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0037), Apr 18, 1965: Cessna 182 (N6258A), Genoa, 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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