# NTSB CHI74AC012: Cessna 182J, N3147F, Chicago, IL, August 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1973
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2465   73/8/6    CHICAGO,ILL         CESSNA 182J         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 100
        TIME - 2026                    N3147F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 MILWAUKEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF INTO LTD SKYLINE.TURNED EAST,AS REQUIRED,INTO UNLTD VOID OVER LAKE.LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3147F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3147F-1973-10-18), registration cancelled 1973-10-18, S/N 18257247, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Registry model: [Cessna 182J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (registry code 2072722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Meigs

## 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 19730806027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730806027399A), Aug 6, 1973: Cessna 182H, Chicago, IL, Destroyed. Tkof into ltd skyline. Turned east,as required,into unltd void over lake. Lost ctl.

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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