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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Milwaukee, WI · July 15, 1979

Date
July 15, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Airport
General Mitchell
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N734AD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEP58
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
331 total240 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tower gave plt a downwind rwy. Plt failed to recognize proper wind direction. Acft ballooned, drifted off rwy,stall

As the FAA filed it

TOWER GAVE PLT A DOWNWIND RWY. PLT FAILED TO RECOGNIZE PROPER WIND DIRECTION. ACFT BALLOONED, DRIFTED OFF RWY,STALL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.