# NTSB CHI72AC048: Cessna 172H, N3288L, Granton, WI, December 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1971
- Place: Granton, WI · GRANTON, WI
- Location: 44.5887° N, 90.4605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5887&lon=-90.4605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4560   71/12/5   GRANTON,WIS         CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 314
        TIME - 1750                    N3288L              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUNNINGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRANTON,WIS                 MARSHFIELD,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           FOG
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF IN BLO MINIMUM COND TO FERRY ACFT FOR WINTER STORAGE. HIT TREES 70 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3288L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3288L-1972-02-16), registration cancelled 1972-02-16, S/N 17256188 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cunningham

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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