# NTSB CHI79FA078: Cessna 172G, N3623L, Brownstown, IL, September 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1979
- Place: Brownstown, IL · BROWNSTOWN, IL
- Location: 38.9942° N, 88.9553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownstown, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9942&lon=-88.9553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3922  79/9/18  NR.BROWNSTOWN,IL      CESSNA 172G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0915                    N3623L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDWICH,IL                 HARRISBURG,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                72
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          OTHER
        REMARKS- AFTER BCMG LOST/DISORIENTED,PLT ATMTD PRCTNRY LNDG IN CLOVER FLD W GND FOG.WITNESS OBSD STALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3623L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3623L-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 17253792, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (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 19790918040989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918040989A), Sep 18, 1979: Cessna 172G, Brownstown, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Off course, in ground fog. Tried to land in a field. Overshot. Stalled airplane on attempted go-around.

## Other investigations on N3623L (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI72DEP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEP34), Mar 7, 1972: Cessna 172G (N3623L), Burlington, WI, 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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