# Accident 20070624019579A: Cessna 172M, Rio Creek, WI, June 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Rio Creek, WI
- Airport: Walter'S Agri-Center
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5881° N, 87.5625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5881&lon=-87.5625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4422R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4422R) (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 O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 480 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070624019579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2007, AT 1130 CST A CESSNA 172, N4422R, STALLED ON TAKE-OFF AND CRASHED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN RIO CREEK, WI (WI28). THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, BY THE OWNER PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CHI07LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA177), Jun 24, 2007: Cessna 172M (N4422R), Rio Creek, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper aircraft weight and balance, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during takeoff-initial climb.

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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