CHI69D0540

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Wautoma, WI · January 20, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 20, 1969
Place
Wautoma, WI · WAUTOMA, WI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5749TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191238

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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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3-0743  69/1/20    WAUTOMA,WIS         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 500
        TIME - 1810                    N5749T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUTOMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LANDED TO RT OF PLOWED AREA. AFLD UNLTD,PLT DIDNT USE LNDG LTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N5749T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wautoma

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.