# NTSB CHI74DEE38: Cessna 182F, N3479U, Schaumberg, IL, December 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1973
- Place: Schaumberg, IL · SCHAUMBERG, IL
- Location: 42.0284° N, 88.0847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schaumburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0284&lon=-88.0847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEE38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE38

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4119  73/12/23   SCHAUMBERG,ILL      CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 227
        TIME - 1730                    N3479U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHAUMBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,WIS               SCHAUMBERG,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ONE COMMUTATOR BRUSH OF GEN BKN,LEAD SEPARATED.PLT NOT AWARE OF DNWND LDG,WING FLAPS INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3479U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schaumberg

## 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 19731223040199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223040199A), Dec 23, 1973: Cessna 182F, Schaumberg, IL, Substantial damage. One commutator brush of gen bkn,lead separated. Plt not aware of dnwnd ldg,wing flaps inop.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.