# NTSB CHI74FEV30: Cessna P206, N2567X, Macomb, IL, December 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1973
- Place: Macomb, IL · MACOMB, IL
- Location: 40.4702° N, 90.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macomb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4702&lon=-90.6830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4051  73/12/12   MACOMB,ILL          CESSNA P206         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2050                    N2567X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  50, 10010 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACOMB MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA          MACOMB,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SIGHTED REIL AT 1250 MSL CONT NDB APCH.HIT TREES 711FT MSL 314 MI BFR RWY.VIS DCRSD FM 10 TO 3MI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2567X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2567X-1974-02-26), registration cancelled 1974-02-26, S/N P206-0067 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (registry code 2073304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Macomb Muni

## 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 19731212041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731212041739A), Dec 12, 1973: Cessna P206, Macomb, IL, Destroyed. Sighted REIL at 1250 MSL cont NDB apch. Hit trees 711FT MSL 314 mi bfr rwy. Vis dcrsd fm 10 to 3MI.

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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