Plane Crash List

Cessna 172M N4381R

3 May 1974 · Waukegan, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 3 May 1974 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N4381R, operated by Lake Geneva AI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Waukegan, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Waukegan
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N4381R
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Lake Geneva AI
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Wheeling, Ill → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Moonlight-Bright)
NTSB number
3-1804

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

LOST, ASSISTED BY OTR ACFT.DSCNDD BLO OBSTRUCTINGTRRN.FLEW INTO WIRES.TOOK 2 VALIUM PILLS EARLIER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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