# NTSB CHI66F0435: Cessna 172, N6287E, Lake Geneva, WI, September 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1965
- Place: Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
- Location: 42.5825° N, 88.4268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Geneva, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5825&lon=-88.4268&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0435
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0435

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3306  65/9/22    LAKE GENEVA WIS     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 273
        TIME - 1745                    N6287E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAL-CO-WIS FARMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6287E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6287E), registered now, S/N 46387 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wal-Co-Wis Farms

## Other investigations on N6287E (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 MKC89LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA019), Nov 3, 1988: Cessna 172 (N6287E), Linn, MO, substantial damage

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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