# NTSB CHI75AC091: Cessna 177B, N30836, Carpentersvile, IL, May 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Carpentersvile, IL · CARPENTERSVILE, IL
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3254  75/5/24    CARPENTERSVILE,IL   CESSNA 177B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 187
        TIME - 2130                    N30836              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEVENS POINT,WI            CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT PROVIDED SIGMET ENRT-WIDESPREAD TSTMS,SEVERE VCNTY CHICAGO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30836](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30836-1975-09-02), registration cancelled 1975-09-02, S/N 17701496, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Elgin

## 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 19750524021029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524021029A), May 24, 1975: Cessna 177, Carpentersvile, IL, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Plt provided SIGMET enrt-widespread tstms,severe vcnty chicago.

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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