- Date
- July 30, 1974
- Place
- Ottawa, IL · OTTAWA, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7284QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740730027259A
- Case key
- 134500
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2315 74/7/30 OTTAWA,ILL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 91 TOTAL TIME - 1840 N7284Q PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTAWA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OTTAWA,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT WHEEL VIBRATION WAS AN ACFT MALFUNCTION.INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7284Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ottawa
N7284QRegistration cancelled Mar 28, 2025 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.