# NTSB CHI71AC060: Cessna 411, N3283R, Germantown, WI, February 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1971
- Place: Germantown, WI · GERMANTOWN, WI
- Location: 43.2286° N, 88.1104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Germantown, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2286&lon=-88.1104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2871  71/2/26    GERMANTOWN,WIS      CESSNA 411          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1601                    N3283R              PX-  1  2  0  CORP/EXEC                 30, 7216 TOTAL HOURS, 230
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNEY,NEBR                MILWAUKEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       44
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW MDA. CRASHED 5.7NM FROM ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3283R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3283R-1971-04-23), registration cancelled 1971-04-23, S/N 411-0283 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (registry code 2075904) (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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