# NTSB CHI65F0159: Cessna 182A, N5172D, Phillips, WI, April 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1965
- Place: Phillips, WI · PHILLIPS, WI
- Location: 45.6939° N, 90.4055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillips, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6939&lon=-90.4055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0928  65/4/22    PHILLIPS WIS        CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 144
        TIME - 1530                    N5172D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRICE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NO 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5172D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172D-2017-10-24), registration cancelled 2017-10-24, S/N 51272, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Price County

## Other investigations on N5172D (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 CEN14CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA289), Jun 14, 2014: Cessna 182A (N5172D), Valmeyer, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent deployment of the skydiver's drogue chute when he exited the airplane, resulting in it contacting and damaging the horizontal stabilizer.

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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