# Accident 19790715028459A: Cessna 172N, Milwaukee, WI, July 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734AD-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 240 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715028459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI79FEP58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP58), Jul 15, 1979: Cessna 172N (N734AD), Milwaukee, 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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