# NTSB CHI75AC028: Cessna 172K, N46568, Glendale Hts, IL, September 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1974
- Place: Glendale Hts, IL · GLENDALE HTS, IL
- Location: 41.9189° N, 88.0781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale Heights, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9189&lon=-88.0781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3864  74/9/27    GLENDALE HTS,ILL    CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 221
        TIME - 2120                    N46568              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PLAINFIELD,ILL              RETURN                       SHAUMBERG,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SAND                                              63
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 246 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N46568](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46568-1975-01-14), registration cancelled 1975-01-14, S/N 172-57356 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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 19740927039299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740927039299A), Sep 27, 1974: Cessna 172K, Glendale Hts, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Plt blood alcohol lvl 246 mg pct.

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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