# Accident 20020813020089A: Cessna 172N, Shelllake, WI, August 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2002, 23:33 local time
- Place: Shelllake, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7383° N, 91.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7383&lon=-91.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4731D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731D-2003-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813020089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 2333 HRS CST, A CESSNA 172N, REGISTERED TO DUFFY'S AIRCRAFT SALES OF NEILLSVILLE, WI, CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE EAST OF SHELL LAKE AIRPORT, WI DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A MULTI-ENGINE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAINT CLOUD, MN ON AUGUST 13, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 HRS CST.

## 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 CHI02FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA247), Aug 14, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4731D), Shell Lake, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane prior to departure leading to fuel exhaustion during the flight, the inadequate preflight/inflight planning, and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the…

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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