# NTSB CHI69D0430: Cessna 172, N8207B, Monroe, WI, January 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1969
- Place: Monroe, WI · MONROE, WI
- Location: 42.6034° N, 89.6365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6034&lon=-89.6365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0430

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0741   69/1/2    MONROE,WIS          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1769
        TIME - 1410                    N8207B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 415 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RNWY PARTIALLY PLOWED. RAN INTO 3 FT SNOW MOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8207B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monroe

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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