# NTSB CHI79FCA03: Cessna 172N, N737UL, East Alton, IL, February 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1979
- Place: East Alton, IL · EAST ALTON, IL
- Location: 38.8845° N, 90.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8845&lon=-90.1087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FCA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0254  79/2/14    EAST ALTON,IL       CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0747                    N737UL              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 24, 578 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            113 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIVIC MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOLINE,IL                   EAST ALTON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737UL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737UL), registered now, S/N 17269685, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Civic Memorial

## 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 19790214002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790214002979A), Feb 14, 1979: Cessna 172N, East Alton, IL, Substantial damage. Broke out from a back course approach not alligned with the rwnway. Acft skidded off the runway into a snow bank.

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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