# Accident 20010708018699A: Cessna 175, Tomahawk, WI, July 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2001, 14:54 local time
- Place: Tomahawk, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4694° N, 89.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4694&lon=-89.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N103DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010708018699A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 8, 2001, ABOUT 1454 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 175, N103DL, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TREES ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT FROM DEAR LAKE, NEAR TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR HAM LAKE, MINNESOTA. (-23) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM DEER LAKE, WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN. HE STATED THAT THE FIREST TWO ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE HE HAD NOT USED THE FULL LENGTH OF THE LAKE IN HIS TAKE OFF RUN. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, USING THE FULL LENGTH OF THE LAKE HE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT DID NOT ACHIEVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLEAR THE PINE TREES AT THE END OF THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE PINE TREES AND CAME TO REST IN THE BACK YARD OF A NEAR BY RESIDENCE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND ADMITTED TO NOT GAINING SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE  OF THE LAKE, PROBABLY DUE TO AN OAT OF 85 DEGREES F AND THE LENGTH OF THE LAKE.

## 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 CHI01LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA200), Jul 8, 2001: Cessna 175 (N103DL), Tomahawk, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate preflight preparation that did not include calculating the density altitude and the pilot not maintaining clearance from the second row of trees on initial climb. Factors include those…

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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