# NTSB CHI82DA367: Cessna 207, N1728U, Bedford Park, IL, September 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 26, 1982, 23:00 local (Sep 27, 1982, 04:00 UTC)
- Place: Bedford Park, IL
- Coordinates: 41.780666, -87.819358 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7807&lon=-87.8194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA367
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69908/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA367

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - fuel system,line - loose (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT IN RAILROAD YARD. ENGINE HAD LOOSE FUEL LINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1728U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1728U-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 20700328, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20700328
- Airframe hours: 10000
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Air Freight Express
- Registered owner: Air Freight Express
- Departed: MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Destination: CHICAGO, IL
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 883 total, 365 in this make and model, 579 as pilot in command, 310 in the last 90 days, 200 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 160 °F

## 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 19820926051799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926051799A), Sep 26, 1982: Cessna 207, Bedford Park, IL, Substantial damage. Loose fuel return line caused power loss 2 miles short of destination. Crash landed in a railroad yard.

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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