# NTSB CHI75AC015: Cessna 172F, N5533R, Mayview, IL, August 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1974
- Place: Mayview, IL · MAYVIEW, IL
- Location: 40.1134° N, 88.1103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mayview, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1134&lon=-88.1103&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2316  74/8/11    MAYVIEW,ILL         CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 400
        TIME - 1530                    N5533R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARBONDALE,ILL              ROCHELLE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          THUNDERSTORM, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD 10 MILES E,ABT 6000FT,HAZE,HAVE THE GND.ATCT RPTD TSTM JUST PASSED ACROSS FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5533R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5533R-1974-10-08), registration cancelled 1974-10-08, S/N 17253114 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (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 19740811027369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740811027369A), Aug 11, 1974: Cessna 172F, Mayview, IL, Destroyed. Plt rptd 10 miles e,abt 6000FT,haze,have the gnd.ATCT rptd tstm just passed across fld.

## Other investigations on N5533R (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI66F0351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0351), Sep 19, 1965: Cessna 172 (N5533R), Roselawn, IN, substantial damage

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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