# NTSB CHI81FEV22: Cessna 172M, N4468R, Pekin, IL, June 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1981
- Place: Pekin, IL · PEKIN, IL
- Location: 40.5688° N, 89.6251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pekin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5688&lon=-89.6251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEV22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1195  81/6/17    PEKIN,IL            CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 2120                    N4468R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEKIN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGFIELD,IL              PEORIA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXHAUST VLV,LYCOMING PN 75068,FAILED.LNDD IN WHEAT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4468R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4468R), registered now, S/N 17263210, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pekin Muni

## 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 19810617033649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617033649A), Jun 17, 1981: Cessna 172M, Pekin, IL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Overshot runway on first try with partial power. Engine then quit. Crashed. Broken valve.

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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