# NTSB CHI80DEE43: Cessna 172N, N6205F, Rockford, IL, August 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1980
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEE43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2450  80/8/14    ROCKFORD,IL         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2352                    N6205F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 765 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            297 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTONWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,IL                 SPRINGFIELD,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           68                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- CONDENSATION ON WINDSHIELD.NOT ALIGNED WITH RWY HDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6205F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6205F-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 17273166 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cottonwood

## 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 19800814065839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814065839A), Aug 14, 1980: Cessna 172N, Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. Dark night fogged windshield. Started takeoff on north east heading on runway 36. Failed to note heading.

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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