# NTSB CHI74DEV56: Cessna 172, N3827S, Peoria, IL, June 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1974
- Place: Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEV56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1604  74/6/20    PEORIA,ILL          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1821                    N3827S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 2707 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            68 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PEORIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST LOUIS,MO                 ROCKFORD,ILL                 PEORIA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 9000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      81
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- DRG LDG WIND VELOCITY 35K.WHILE TAXIING WIND INCREASED TO 60K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3827S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3827S-1975-09-05), registration cancelled 1975-09-05, S/N 172-51027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Peoria

## 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 19740620018839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620018839A), Jun 20, 1974: Cessna 172E, Peoria, IL, Substantial damage. Drg ldg wind velocity 35K.while taxiing wind increased to 60K.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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