# NTSB CHI79FEE15: Cessna 411A, N3262R, West Chicago, IL, December 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1978
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4039   78/12/4   WEST CHICAGO,IL     CESSNA 411A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 675
        TIME - 1405                    N3262R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARY,IN                     WEST CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 28KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3262R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3262R-1993-07-12), registration cancelled 1993-07-12, S/N 4110262 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411A
- Registry model: [Cessna 411A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (registry code 2075904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupage County

## 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 19781204041629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204041629A), Dec 4, 1978: Cessna 402B, West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 28KTS.

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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