# NTSB CHI66D0577: Cessna 170B, N8084A, Depere, WI, January 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1966
- Place: Depere, WI · DEPERE, WI
- Location: 44.4293° N, 88.0804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Pere, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4293&lon=-88.0804&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0577
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0577

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0175  66/1/29    DEPERE WIS          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 250
        TIME - 1530                    N8084A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NICOLET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8084A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8084A), registered now, S/N 20936, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nicolet

## Other investigations on N8084A (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 ERA24LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA196), Apr 25, 2024: Cessna 170B (N8084A), Endicott, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, and subsequent collision with trees.

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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