# NTSB CHI73DEP49: Cessna 172, N2692U, Bristol, WI, April 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1973
- Place: Bristol, WI · BRISTOL, WI
- Location: 42.5589° N, 88.0492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5589&lon=-88.0492&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEP49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP49

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2692U-1974-05-15), registration cancelled 1974-05-15, S/N 17250292 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Krautkramer

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730414008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414008849A), Apr 14, 1973: Cessna 172D, Bristol, WI, Substantial damage. Drg rotation,906FT strip,wheels entrd wet area. Plt cont tkof. Un clr trees.

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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