# Accident 19980723030849A: Cessna 175, Sheboygan, WI, July 23, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1998, 14:40 local time
- Place: Sheboygan, WI
- Airport: Sheboygan County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7002° N, 87.7397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7002&lon=-87.7397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7199M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7199M-1999-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980723030849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 23, 1998 AT 1440 CDT A CESSNA 175 SEAPLANE, N7199M, IMPACTED THE WATER IN SHEBOYGAN, WI HARBOR SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A  PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT WAS INTENDED TO BE A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE SHEBOYGAN, WI AREA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN 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 CHI98LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA270), Jul 23, 1998: Cessna 175 (N7199M), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management which led to fuel exhaustion.

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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