CHI65F0040

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Madison, WI · February 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 13, 1965
Place
Madison, WI · MADISON, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2327UCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report April 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180207

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0338  65/2/13    MADISON WIS         CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N2327U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUAX FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N2327U
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Truax Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.