# NTSB CHI73AC002: Cessna 172K, N79022, Hales Corners, WI, July 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1972
- Place: Hales Corners, WI · HALES CORNERS, WI
- Location: 42.9412° N, 88.0495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hales Corners, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9412&lon=-88.0495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3266   72/7/4    HALES CORNERS,WIS   CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 428
        TIME - 1245                    N79022              PX-  2  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAINBOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WISC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- AIR DROPPING FAVORS AT PICNIC. STALLED IN PULL UP FROM LOW ALT PASS,FLAPS FULL DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79022](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79022-1973-01-03), registration cancelled 1973-01-03, S/N 17257817 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rainbow

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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