- Date
- May 3, 1974
- Place
- Waukegan, IL · WAUKEGAN, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4381RCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740503017549A
- Case key
- 125971
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1804 74/5/3 WAUKEGAN,ILL CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 81 TOTAL TIME - 2045 N4381R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKEGAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,ILL WAUKEGAN,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOST,ASSISTED BY OTR ACFT.DSCNDD BLO OBSTRUCTING TRRN.FLEW INTO WIRES.TOOK 2 VALIUM PILLS EARLIER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4381R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waukegan
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.