# NTSB CHI81DEE28: Cessna 172, N6158D, Aurora, IL, April 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1981
- Place: Aurora, IL · AURORA, IL
- Location: 41.7606° N, 88.3201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7606&lon=-88.3201&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1065   81/4/3    AURORA,IL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 766
        TIME - 2210                    N6158D              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 228 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,IL                   AURORA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      69
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 45KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6158D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6158D-1981-07-30), registration cancelled 1981-07-30, S/N 17272615 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aurora

## 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 19810403014189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810403014189A), Apr 3, 1981: Cessna 172N, Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. Thunderstorm in area. Blown over by severe surface winds while manuevering to park on ramp after landing.

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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