# NTSB CHI77FEV02: Cessna 140, N72498, Peoria, IL, October 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1976
- Place: Peoria, IL · PEORIA, IL
- Location: 40.6936° N, 89.5890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6936&lon=-89.5890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEV02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2927  76/10/17   PEORIA,IL           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2130
        TIME - 1630                    N72498              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT HAWLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- RT FLAP INOP. TIME OF FAIL UNK. PLT RPTD NO FLT CONTROL PROBLEMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72498](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72498), registered now, S/N 9668, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Hawley

## 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 19761017034589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017034589A), Oct 17, 1976: Cessna 140, Peoria, IL, Substantial damage. Rt flap inop. Time of fail unk. Plt rptd no flt control problems.

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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