# NTSB CHI68A0090: Cessna 170B, N4304B, Waukesha, WI, April 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1968
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2336  68/4/17    WAUKESHA,WIS        CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 511
        TIME - 2235                    N4304B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  550
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      51
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- NOT INST RATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4304B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4304B-1970-12-21), registration cancelled 1970-12-21, S/N 26648 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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