# NTSB CHI74FEE26: Cessna 320, N861W, Northbrook, IL, October 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1973
- Place: Northbrook, IL · NORTHBROOK, IL
- Location: 42.1287° N, 87.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northbrook, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1287&lon=-87.8352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2928  73/10/14   NORTHBROOK,ILL      CESSNA 320          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 6275
        TIME - 1326                    N861W               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 STURGEON BAY,WISC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT NOT MULTI ENG RATED NO MEDICAL CERT.NO RECORD OF FLY TIME SINCE LAST REFUELING.CITY AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N861W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861W-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 320A0041, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Registry model: [Cessna 320A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320a) (registry code 2074506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (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 19731014033269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014033269A), Oct 14, 1973: Cessna 320A, Northbrook, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot not multi eng rated no medical cert. No record of fly time since last refueling. City area.

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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