# NTSB CEN26LA273: Cessna 172F, N7978U, Antigo, WI, July 28, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 28, 2026, 23:42 UTC
- Place: Antigo, WI
- Coordinates: 45.15395, -89.110617
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1540&lon=-89.1106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA273
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203489/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA273

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172F, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072414), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7978U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7978U), registered now, S/N 17251978, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17251978
- Year built: 1964
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Northwoods Gateway Aviation LLC
- Registered owner: Northwoods Gateway Aviation LLC
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: AIG

## Weather

- Wind: 20° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observed at: KAIG
- METAR: METAR KAIG 282335Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 25/14 A2995 RMK AO2 T02450142

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260728010259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260728010259A), Jul 28, 2026: Cessna 172F, Antigo, WI, Substantial damage. On 7/28/2026 at approximately 2342Z a C172F experienced an inadvertent lateral runway excursion during the landing rollout. Aircraft travelled about 500FT on…

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.

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