# NTSB Accident CHI97FA218
> **Cessna 172P** · 1997-07-19 · CHICAGO, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA218
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08309
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-19
- **Location:** CHICAGO, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.869556, -87.620201
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 7
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N5323K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilots not maintaining visual separation between their airplanes.  A factor in this accident was the pilot of the southbound airplane not reporting her position abeam the airport as directed by the ATC controller.

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