# NTSB CHI75FEE28: Cessna 182P, N7248N, Chicago, IL, October 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1974
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEE28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3622  74/10/31   CHICAGO,ILL         CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 328
        TIME - 1131                    N7248N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- FIRE ORIGINATED IN BATTERY AREA WHILE IN FLIGHT.CAUSE OF IGN UNDTMND.PLT NOTED SMOKE DRG LDG ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7248N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7248N-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N 18263039, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meigs Field

## 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 19741031038489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741031038489A), Oct 31, 1974: Cessna 182P, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Fire originated in battery area while in flight. Cause of ign undtmnd. Plt noted smoke drg ldg roll.

## Other investigations on N7248N (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 DEN89FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA149), Apr 5, 1989: Cessna 182P (N7248N), Steamboat Sprg., CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PLT'S FAILURE TO DISCONTINUE THE VFR FLIGHT WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED IMC; AND THE PLT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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