# NTSB UNK64X1707: Cessna 195, N1540D, Wheeling, IL, May 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1964
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1707
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1707

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1240  64/5/10    WHEELING ILL        CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 450
        TIME - 1500                    N1540D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALWAUKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1540D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540D-2011-04-04), registration cancelled 2011-04-04, S/N 7762, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna LC-126A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc-126a) (registry code 2073104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (registry code 35005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palwaukee

## Other investigations on N1540D (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC65F0067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0067), Mar 19, 1965: Cessna 195A (N1540D), Aberdeen, SD, substantial damage

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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