19810310009079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lake Geneva, WI · March 10, 1981

Date
March 10, 1981 · 20:58 local
Place
Lake Geneva, WI
Airport
Playboy
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N733XU
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FA034
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total80 in this make and model15 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.

Under influence of alcohol, VFR pilot departed into heavy snowfall at night. Lost control. High speed ground impact

As the FAA filed it

UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, VFR PILOT DEPARTED INTO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT NIGHT. LOST CONTROL. HIGH SPEED GROUND IMPACT

NTSB investigation

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