# NTSB CHI74FEE77: Cessna 172K, N78418, Schaumberg, IL, May 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1974
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE77

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78418-2011-03-21), registration cancelled 2011-03-21, S/N 17257609, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19740526020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526020289A), May 26, 1974: Cessna 172D, Schaumberg, IL, Substantial damage. L main ldg gr struck an abandoned home freezer.

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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