# NTSB CHI72FEP48: Cessna 180, N3129D, Menomonee Fls, WI, June 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1972
- Place: Menomonee Fls, WI · MENOMONEE FLS, WI
- Location: 43.1789° N, 88.1173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menomonee Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1789&lon=-88.1173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEP48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEP48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2371  72/6/10    MENOMONEE FLS,WIS   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1231
        TIME - 1140                    N3129D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 172 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  AERO PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENOMONEE FLS,WIS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FATIGUE-EVIDENCE OF FRETTING FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3129D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3129D), registered now, S/N 31927, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Aero Park

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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