# NTSB CHI70DDJ03: Cessna 170A, N5772C, Prairie Du Sc, WI, January 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1970
- Place: Prairie Du Sc, WI · PRAIRIE DU SC, WI
- Location: 43.2939° N, 89.7352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairie du Sac, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2939&lon=-89.7352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DDJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DDJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0225   70/1/3    PRAIRIE DU SC,WIS   CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 542
        TIME - 1100                    N5772C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRAIRIE DU SC,WIS           PRAIRIE DU SC,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- SNOW COVERED LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5772C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5772C-1982-05-27), registration cancelled 1982-05-27, S/N 19726 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5772C (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC76AER24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AER24), Sep 6, 1975: Cessna 170A (N5772C), Carlos, MN, substantial damage

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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