# Accident 20040812019339A: Cessna 172L, Webster, WI, August 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2004, 15:47 local time
- Place: Webster, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9675° N, 92.3328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9675&lon=-92.3328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3599F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3599F-2004-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040812019339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE TO DULUTH, MN AIRPORT FROM ANOKA, MN AIRPORT - THE PILOT TWICE REPORTED 'SEVERE VIBRATION.' THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HAY FIELD NORTH OF WEBSTER, WI AT APPROXIMATELY 35-55 DEGREE ANGLE AT AN ESTIMATED 195 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. NOTE: SECTIONS 13, 21A, 21B, 29, 31 ARE INCOMPLETE DUE TO PILOT AND/OR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS NOT FOUND OR RECOVERED.

## 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 CHI04FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA223), Aug 12, 2004: Cessna 172L (N3599F), Webster, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The high velocity impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N3599F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870926057219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870926057219A), Sep 26, 1987: Cessna 172L (N3599F), Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage. Landed nose wheel first. Blew out nose tire and other damage. Made precautionary landing due to undetermined noise.

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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