# NTSB CHI72FEP06: Davis V-3, Wauwatosa, WI, August 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1971
- Place: Wauwatosa, WI · WAUWATOSA, WI
- Location: 43.0632° N, 88.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauwatosa, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0632&lon=-88.0356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEP06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEP06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2890   71/8/5    WAUWATOSA,WIS       DAVIS V-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 7071
        TIME - 0858                    NC630               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUWATOSA,WIS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STALLED TRYING TO AVOID TREES AND HOUSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: NC630 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DAVIS V-3
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Timmerman

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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