# NTSB CHI76DEE42: Cessna 172, N9619Q, Sugar Grove, IL, February 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1976
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL · SUGAR GROVE, IL
- Location: 41.7774° N, 88.4465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7774&lon=-88.4465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEE42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0378   76/2/5    SUGAR GROVE,IL      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1040                    N9619Q              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUGAR GROVE,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- 2ND LNDG FIRST SOLO.L WHEEL STRUCK 4-6 IN SNOW DRIFT ABT MIDFIELD ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9619Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9619Q-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N 17265704, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aurora

## 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 19760205002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760205002149A), Feb 5, 1976: Cessna 172M, Sugar Grove, IL, Substantial damage. 2Nd lndg first solo.l wheel struck 4-6 in snow drift abt midfield on rwy.

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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