# Accident 19731122039199A: Cessna 172G, Elkhorn, WI, November 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1973
- Place: Elkhorn, WI
- Airport: Put Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.6716° N, 88.5363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhorn, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6716&lon=-88.5363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1346F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1346F-1974-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 20 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEP22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731122039199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAKEOFF RUN EXTENDED DUE TO SOFT TURF RUNWAY.AIRCRAFT MUSHED INTO TREES DURING ATTEMPTED CLIMB OUT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI74DEP22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP22), Nov 22, 1973: Cessna 172G (N1346F), Elkhorn, WI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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