# NTSB CHI67D0286: Cessna 172, N3896L, Waukesha, WI, October 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1966
- Place: Waukesha, WI · WAUKESHA, WI
- Location: 43.0091° N, 88.2451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukesha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0091&lon=-88.2451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0286
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0286

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2983   66/10/4   WAUKESHA WIS        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4800
        TIME - 1215                    N3896L              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKESHA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      57
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3896L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3896L), registered now, S/N 17254065, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Waukesha County

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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