# NTSB CHI80DEE12: Cessna 172N, N4870D, Schaumburg, IL, December 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1979
- Place: Schaumburg, IL · SCHAUMBURG, IL
- Location: 42.0284° N, 88.0847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schaumburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0284&lon=-88.0847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEE12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3394  79/12/14   SCHAUMBURG,IL       CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N4870D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHAUMBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHAUMBURG,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4870D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4870D), registered now, S/N 17272379, built 1979 (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: Schaumburg

## 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 19791214041559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214041559A), Dec 14, 1979: Cessna 172N, Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane landing in crosswind. Aircraft veered off runway into rough ground.

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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