NONE · Cessna 172 · 2008-03-01 · Apple River, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI08CA090
Event ID
20080401X00406
Type
Accident
Date
2008-03-01
Location
Apple River, IL, USA
Coordinates
42.500911, -90.089263
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
172
Registration
N8366B
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to obtain/maintain directional control. Contributing factors were a crosswind and a snow bank.