- Date
- April 14, 1973
- Place
- Bristol, WI · BRISTOL, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2692UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730414008849A
- Case key
- 170574
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0913 73/4/14 BRISTOL,WIS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 698 TIME - 1500 N2692U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KRAUTKRAMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRISTOL,WIS LOCAL BRISTOL,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DRG ROTATION,906FT STRIP,WHEELS ENTRD WET AREA.PLT CONT TKOF.UN CLR TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2692U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Krautkramer
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.