# NTSB CHI71FDJ10: Cessna 172C, N1582Y, Madison, WI, August 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1970
- Place: Madison, WI · MADISON, WI
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FDJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1260  70/8/12    MADISON,WIS         CESSNA 172C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 140
        TIME - 1315                    N1582Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOHS SEAPLNE BASE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE KEGONSA,WIS            MADISON,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.L FRONT FLOAT ATTACH FITTING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1582Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mohs Seaplne Base

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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