- Date
- September 4, 1972
- Place
- Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N172KACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168404
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3350 72/9/4 LAKE GENEVA,WIS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N172KA PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAYBOY CLUB ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE GENEVA,WIS KALAMAZOO,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE REMARKS- PLT CONTD TO TAXI BY TRUCK PARKED ON EDGE OF TAXIWAY,WHILE WATCHING TO AVOID ANOTHER LNDG ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N172KA
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Playboy Club Arpt
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