# NTSB CHI81DEE41: Cessna 152, N4837P, Kankakee, IL, June 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1981
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1321  81/6/23    KANKAKEE,IL         CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N4837P              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER KANKAKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  KANKAKEE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           71                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- IP ON GD STATED WIND DIR CHANGED TO SOUTH DRNG LAST APP.WIND GUSTS TO 13KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4837P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Kankakee

## 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 19810623036099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623036099A), Jun 23, 1981: Cessna 152, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Landed near edge of runway. Ran off runway into a ditch. Student supervised solo.

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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