# NTSB CHI73DEP34: Cessna 310, N6886T, Lake Geneva, WI, December 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEP34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3550  72/12/15   LAKE GENEVA,WIS     CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 899
        TIME - 1530                    N6886T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAYBOY CLUB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE GENEVA,WIS             AURORA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6886T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6886T-1981-05-28), registration cancelled 1981-05-28, S/N 39186 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310
- Registry model: [Cessna 310D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310d) (registry code 2074212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Playboy Club

## Other investigations on N6886T (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 LAX78FUG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG21), Apr 5, 1978: Cessna 310D (N6886T), Chino, CA, substantial damage

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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