- Date
- May 26, 1974
- Place
- Schaumberg, IL · SCHAUMBERG, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N78418Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740526020289A
- Case key
- 128108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1914 74/5/26 SCHAUMBERG,ILL CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 69, 122 TIME - 1150 N78418 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHAUMBERG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCHAUMBERG,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- L MAIN LDG GR STRUCK AN ABANDONED HOME FREEZER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78418
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schaumberg
N78418Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2011 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.