CHI66F0685

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172E · Beaver Dam, WI · April 10, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1966
Place
Beaver Dam, WI · BEAVER DAM, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5361TCessna 172E
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172649

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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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3-0826  66/4/10    BEAVER DAM WIS      CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 26000
        TIME - 1430                    N5361T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER DAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N5361T
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Beaver Dam

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.