# NTSB CHI79FA052: Cessna 172M, N64168, Chenoa, IL, July 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1979
- Place: Chenoa, IL · CHENOA, IL
- Location: 40.7371° N, 88.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chenoa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7371&lon=-88.7278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA052-134173

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2628   79/7/3    CHENOA,IL           CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 279
        TIME - 1140                    N64168              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GLENVIEW,IL                 NEVADA,MO                    QUINCY,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- EVIDENCE OF A CORONARY ATTACK.BRIEFED BY USN PERSONNEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64168](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64168-1980-09-15), registration cancelled 1980-09-15, S/N 17265062 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790703029389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703029389A), Jul 3, 1979: Cessna 172M, Chenoa, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot flew VFR into IFR weather conditions. Possible pilot incapacitation.

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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