# Accident 19760427014479A: Cessna 182K, Lake Geneva, WI, April 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: Lake Geneva, WI
- Airport: Playboy Club
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.5825° N, 88.4268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Geneva, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5825&lon=-88.4268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2898R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2898R-2001-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182K (registry code 2072724, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 21 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427014479A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI76FEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP29), Apr 27, 1976: Cessna 182K (N2898R), Lake Geneva, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2898R (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010124005639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010124005639A), Jan 24, 2001: Cessna 182 (N2898R), Elbert, CO, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was destroyed by impact with trees 7 miles north of meadow lake airport. Conditions at nearest reporting site were reporting as instrument…
- [Incident 19850812051029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812051029I), Aug 12, 1985: Cessna 182K (N2898R), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Student pilot landed on nose wheel. Damage to nose gear, propeller and fuselage. Not endorsed properly for flight.

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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