# NTSB CHI77DEE24: Cessna 182, N6146B, Elgin, IL, May 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1977
- Place: Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
- Location: 42.0372° N, 88.2812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0372&lon=-88.2812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEE24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEE24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1302  77/5/24    ELGIN IL            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N6146B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELGIN IL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6146B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6146B), registered now, S/N 34146 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Elgin Airport

## 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 19770524016589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770524016589A), May 24, 1977: Cessna 182A, Elgin Il, IL, Substantial damage

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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