- Date
- November 15, 1981
- Place
- Grayslake, IL · GRAYSLAKE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4818JCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811115073969A
- Case key
- 123387
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2748 81/11/15 GRAYSLAKE,IL CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 182 TIME - 0840 N4818J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,IL GRAYSLAKE,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4818J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Campbell
N4818JRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2008 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.