# Accident 20040409006151A: Cessna 172M, New Munster, WI, April 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2004
- Place: New Munster, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5717° N, 88.2003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5717&lon=-88.2003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73213, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73213) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 319 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040409006151A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/09/04 AT 7:30 CDST, A CESSNA 172 HAD A MID AIR COLLISION WITH A CESSNA 182. THE 172 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE CESSNA 182 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. EACH AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE PILOTS DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER PILOT HAS FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. ON 04/15/04 THE PILOT OF THE 172 WAS INTERVIEWED VIA TELEPHONE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 2500 FEET AND ON THE 340-DEGREE HEADING WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE TAIL BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT BEFORE OR DURING IMPACT. HE STATED THAT AT FIRST HE THOUGHT HE HAD HIT A BIRD. HE STATED THAT THREE OR FOUR SECONDS LATER HE SAW A PLANE APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET ABOVE HIM AND TO THIS LEFT. HE DESCRIBED IT AS A "HIT WING CESSNA." HE STATED HE TURNED TOWARD IT, UNSURE OF WHETHER IT HAD HIM HIM. HE PERFORMED A CONTROLLABILITY CHECK OF HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE CHECKING TO SEE IF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS IN DISTRESS. HE STATED HE PROCEEDED TO BURLINGTON, WI AIRPORT (BUU) AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 29. THE DAMAGE TO THE 172 IS APPROXIMATELY THE TOP 8 INCHES OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER MISSING BEND IN THE UPPER PORTION AND OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER. THE DAMAGE TO THE 182 IS THE FIREWALL AND FAIRING THAT SURROUNDS THE NOSE GEAR. END

## Other aircraft in the event

- N355BD, Cessna 182S: [Accident 20040409006152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040409006152A)

## 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 CHI04LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA104), Apr 10, 2004: Cessna 172M (N73213), New Munster, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Visual lookout not maintained by the pilots of both airplanes.

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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