# NTSB CHI66F0744: Cessna 170, N4209V, Franklin, WI, May 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1966
- Place: Franklin, WI · FRANKLIN, WI
- Location: 42.8886° N, 88.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8886&lon=-88.0384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0744
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0744

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0068  66/5/17    FRANKLIN WIS        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2055
        TIME - 1025                    N4209V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALES CORNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4209V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hales Corner

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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