# NTSB CHI73DEP56: Cessna 177, N3174T, Rhinelander, WI, April 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1973
- Place: Rhinelander, WI · RHINELANDER, WI
- Location: 45.6342° N, 89.4288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rhinelander, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6342&lon=-89.4288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEP56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0980  73/4/30    RHINELANDER,WIS     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 716
        TIME - 1800                    N3174T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RHINELANDER,WIS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- DRG BASE TO FINAL TURN ENCTRD HI SINK RATE APPLIED FULL PWR UP ELEV.TAIL HIT TREE,FELL INTO LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3174T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3174T-1973-06-27), registration cancelled 1973-06-27, S/N 17700474, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pine Grove

## 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 19730430010919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730430010919A), Apr 30, 1973: Cessna 177, Rhinelander, WI, Destroyed. Drg base to final turn enctrd hi sink rate applied full pwr up elev. Tail hit tree,fell into lake.

## Other investigations on N3174T (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 MKC69F0371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0371), Mar 3, 1969: Cessna 177 (N3174T), Trenton, NE, 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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