# NTSB CHI74FEE83: Cessna 172N, N19975, Rock Falls, IL, June 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1974
- Place: Rock Falls, IL · ROCK FALLS, IL
- Location: 41.7721° N, 89.6942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Falls, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7721&lon=-89.6942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1717   74/6/6    ROCK FALLS,ILL      CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 329
        TIME - 1830                    N19975              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 169 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK FALLS,ILL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- CARB OUT FOR REPAIR,COWLING REPLACED,NOT FASTENED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19975](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19975-1974-08-21), registration cancelled 1974-08-21, S/N 172-60902 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19740606020449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740606020449A), Jun 6, 1974: Cessna 172M, Rock Falls, IL, Destroyed. Carb out for repair,cowling replaced,not fastened.

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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