# NTSB CHI81DEE47: Cessna 172A, N7863T, Romeoville, IL, July 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1981
- Place: Romeoville, IL · ROMEOVILLE, IL
- Location: 41.6278° N, 88.1012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeoville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6278&lon=-88.1012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE47

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7863T), registered now, S/N 47463, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lewis Lockport

## 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 19810726045289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726045289A), Jul 26, 1981: Cessna 172A, Romeoville, IL, Substantial damage. Student fialed to follow yellow taxiway line. Wing struck hangar.

## Other investigations on N7863T (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 UNK64X2358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2358), Jun 18, 1964: Cessna 172 (N7863T), Chicago, IL, 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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