# NTSB CHI71DDJ16: Cessna 177, N2870X, Black Rvr Fls, WI, September 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1970
- Place: Black Rvr Fls, WI · BLACK RVR FLS, WI
- Location: 44.3003° N, 90.8369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Black River Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3003&lon=-90.8369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DDJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DDJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3707  70/9/12    BLACK RVR FLS,WIS   CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 203
        TIME - 1032                    N2870X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACK RIVER FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,WIS               FOND DU LAC,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CONT INTO DETERIORATING WEA. UNABLE TO TURN AROUND. RETRACTED FULL FLAPS DURING GO AROUND FROM FLD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2870X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Black River Falls

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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