NTSB CHI85LA136 — 1985-03-15 · CRYSTAL LAKE, Illinois, United States

Current FAA registration · N3421E

Make / Model: CESSNA 172N
Year of manufacture: 1978 · 7 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19780915
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A3C73C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3421E Cessna 172N None

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT AS HE LOWERED THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE RWY DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. AS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY, IT ENTERED SOFT TERRAIN WHICH PULLED THE ACFT FURTHER TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR HIT A DIRT & SNOW BANK, THEN THE ACFT NOSED OVER. ABOUT 17 MI SOUTH AT CRYSTAL LAKE, THE WIND WAS FROM 200 DEG AT 6 KTS. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND DURING AN EXAM OF THE BRAKES & STEERING SYS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA136.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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