# NTSB CHI78DEV17: Cessna 182, N6239A, Hoopeston, IL, February 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1978
- Place: Hoopeston, IL · HOOPESTON, IL
- Location: 40.4608° N, 87.6636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoopeston, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4608&lon=-87.6636&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 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEV17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0269  78/2/16    HOOPESTON,IL        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 232
        TIME - 1600                    N6239A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 172 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOOPESTON,IL                HOOPESTON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6239A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6239A), registered now, S/N 33039 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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: Russell Rla

## 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 19780216003639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780216003639A), Feb 16, 1978: Cessna 182H, Hoopeston, 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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