# NTSB CHI79FEE60: Cessna 172M, N6962H, New Lenox, IL, May 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1979
- Place: New Lenox, IL · NEW LENOX, IL
- Location: 41.5096° N, 87.9706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Lenox, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5096&lon=-87.9706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE60

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1622  79/5/20    NEW LENOX,IL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N98351              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 67, 4683 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            1210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESTWOOD,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- FAILED TO MONITOR UNICOM.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1622  79/5/20    NEW LENOX,IL        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 191
        TIME - 1430                    N6962H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHICAGO,IL                  RETURN                       NEW LENOX,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N6962H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6962H-1980-12-31), registration cancelled 1980-12-31, S/N 17265666 (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
- Airport: Howell

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N98351](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98351), registered now, S/N 28-26180, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Howell

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790520016042A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520016042A), May 20, 1979: Cessna 172M, New Lenox, IL, Destroyed. Collided with other aircraft at runway intersection during landing rollout. Other aircraft on touch and go.
- [Accident 19790520016041A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520016041A), May 20, 1979: Piper PA28140, New Lenox, IL, Substantial damage. Collided with other aircraft at runway intersection during touch and go. Other aircraft on landing roll.

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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