# NTSB CHI74AC052: Cessna 182B, N7249E, Claytonville, IL, December 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1973
- Place: Claytonville, IL · CLAYTONVILLE, IL
- Location: 40.5670° N, 87.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claytonville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5670&lon=-87.8231&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3955  73/12/23   CLAYTONVILLE,ILL    CESSNA 182B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N7249E              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANKAKEE,ILL                HUNTSVILLE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       21
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
        REMARKS- PREV HOURS CESSNA 140,150 ACFT.WX RPTD AS VERY POOR 1/8 MI VIS.HIT TELEPHONE WIRE AND FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7249E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7249E-1974-02-26), registration cancelled 1974-02-26, S/N 52249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (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 19731223041779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223041779A), Dec 23, 1973: Cessna 182B, Claytonville, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Prev hours Cessna 140,150 acft. Wx rptd as very poor 1/8 mi vis. Hit telephone wire and fence.

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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