# NTSB CHI81FEE26: Cessna 152, N757PB, Hoffman Est, IL, March 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1981
- Place: Hoffman Est, IL · HOFFMAN EST, IL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEE26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1196  81/3/31    HOFFMAN EST,IL      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1336                    N757PB              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 25, 1000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,IL                 HOFFMAN EST,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: HIGH TENSION WIRING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HVY SOOT-ALL SPARK PLUGS,LEAD DEPOSITS-LWR PLUGS,1 PLUG WORN BYD LMT.IGNITION LEADS-SPARK TRACKING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757PB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757PB-1983-02-18), registration cancelled 1983-02-18, S/N 15279886 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pal-Waukee

## 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 19810331013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331013159A), Mar 31, 1981: Cessna 152, Hoffman Estates, IL, Destroyed. Engine quit over populated area. Landing downwind, hit trees on golf course. Dirty and fouled igniters and leads.

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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