# Accident 20010805023409A: Cessna 172M, Milton, WI, August 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Milton, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7699° N, 88.9404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7699&lon=-88.9404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13715, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13715) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010805023409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED ENROUTE. LANDED IN A SOY BEAN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURIES TO TWO ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL. (.19) ON AUGUST 5, 2001, AT ABOUT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N13715, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING, NEAR MILTON, WISCONSIN, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, LONE ROCK, WISCONSIN, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE PALMYRA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PALMYRA, WISCONSIN.

## 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 CHI01LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA265), Aug 5, 2001: Cessna 172M (N13715), Milton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. Factors were the high vegetation and the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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