# NTSB CHI72DEP40: Cessna 210, N3935Y, Withee, WI, April 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1972
- Place: Withee, WI · WITHEE, WI
- Location: 44.9510° N, 90.5988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Withee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9510&lon=-90.5988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEP40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEP40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1618  72/4/20    WITHEE,WIS          CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N3935Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1177 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            510 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWEN-WITHEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE GENEVA,WIS             WITHEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT SAID RWY LOOKED SUITABLE FROM THE AIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3935Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owen-Withee

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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