# NTSB CHI77FEE01: Cessna 172M, N20195, Kankakee, IL, October 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3203   76/10/2   KANKAKEE,IL         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 105
        TIME - 1115                    N20195              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANKAKEE RIVER ST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  KANKAKEE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20195](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20195), registered now, S/N 17261087, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Kankakee River St

## 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 19761002032129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002032129A), Oct 2, 1976: Cessna 172M, Kankakee, 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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