# NTSB CHI66F0550: Cessna 140, N76910, Pelican Lake, WI, January 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1966
- Place: Pelican Lake, WI · PELICAN LAKE, WI
- Location: 45.4994° N, 89.1668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pelican Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4994&lon=-89.1668&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0550
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0550

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0102  66/1/31    PELICAN LAKE WIS    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 235
        TIME - 1630                    N76910              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON FROZEN LAKE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N76910 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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