# NTSB CHI76DEE53: Cessna 180, N2443C, Kankakee, IL, April 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1976
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEE53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0666  76/4/16    KANKAKEE,IL         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N2443C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 9853 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            242 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - K R STATE PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOWNERS GROVE,IL            KANKAKEE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- OWNERS MANUAL,STRONG XWIND,LND WITH FLAPS RETRACTED LNDD WITH 90 DEG WIND COMP OF 31K,NOSE LOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2443C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: K R State Park

## 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 19760416008609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760416008609A), Apr 16, 1976: Cessna 180, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Owners manual,strong xwind,lnd with flaps retracted lndd with 90 deg wind comp of 31K,nose low.

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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