# Accident 19880726028049A: Cessna 172, Neillsville, WI, July 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1988, 20:05 local time
- Place: Neillsville, WI
- Airport: Neillsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5581° N, 90.5122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEILLSVILLE MUNI (VIQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5581&lon=-90.5122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5700A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5700A-1996-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 200 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880726028049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY. INDICATES AIRCRAFT STALLED IN A RIGHT TURN AND IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 CHI88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA174), Jul 27, 1988: Cessna 172 (N5700A), Neillsville, WI, destroyed

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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