# NTSB CHI80DEE27: Cessna 152, N4609B, Wheeling, IL, June 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1980
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1032  80/6/11    WHEELING,IL         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0615                    N4609B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE UNK/NR, 789 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT VER STABILIZER OF PIPER PA-28,N44553.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4609B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4609B-2006-05-16), registration cancelled 2006-05-16, S/N 15283550, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pal-Waukee

## 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 19800611019619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611019619A), Jun 11, 1980: Cessna 152, Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Student locked brake and froze on takeoff. Veered off runway. Lifted off. Hit tail of parked airplane. Landed safe.

## Other investigations on N4609B (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 CHI82DEP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEP06), Oct 24, 1981: Cessna 152 (N4609B), Monroe, 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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