# NTSB CHI73DEP21: Cessna 172, N172KA, Lake Geneva, WI, September 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1972
- Place: Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
- Location: 42.5825° N, 88.4268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Geneva, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5825&lon=-88.4268&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEP21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3350   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172KA-1982-08-12), registration cancelled 1982-08-12, S/N 17261431 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Playboy Club Arpt

## Other investigations on N172KA (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA042), Jul 7, 1979: Cessna 172M (N172KA), Bremerton, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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