CHI81DEE47

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172A · Romeoville, IL · July 26, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1981
Place
Romeoville, IL · ROMEOVILLE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7863TCessna 172A
Status
Completed · report September 26, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810726045289A
Case key
125138

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1709  81/7/26    ROMEOVILLE,IL       CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N7863T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS LOCKPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROMEOVILLE,IL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- R WING STRUCK CORNER OF HANGAR.

Aircraft

Registration
N7863T
Reported as
Cessna 172A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lewis Lockport

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Other investigations on N7863T · 1

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