- Date
- April 23, 1983, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Frankfort, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N62541Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830423049159A
- Case key
- 12146
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The wind was gusting to 40 KTS. The pilot stated a strong gust of wind lifted the left wing and blew the acft off the runway where a row of trees swung the acft into a plowed field. The pilot said the winds were stronger than reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62541
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-75-299
- Airframe hours
- 439
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D25, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frankfort Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1983 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- PIA · Peoria, IL
- Airport
- C18 · Frankfort, runway 9, 3,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 310 total · 180 in this make and model · 261 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 30 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MDW, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N62541 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.