# NTSB CHI73DER06: Cessna 177, N2352Y, Baldwin, WI, March 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Baldwin, WI · BALDWIN, WI
- Location: 44.9541° N, 92.3718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baldwin, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9541&lon=-92.3718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DER06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DER06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1028  73/3/25    BALDWIN,WIS         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 420
        TIME - 1430                    N2352Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALDWIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALDWIN,WIS                 NEW RICHMOND,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT NOSE HI,UN CLR RAILROAD EMBANKMENT,ABORTED,SLID INTO EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2352Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2352Y-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 17700152 (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: Baldwin

## 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 19730325010579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325010579A), Mar 25, 1973: Cessna 177, Baldwin, WI, Destroyed. Acft nose hi,un clr railroad embankment,aborted,slid into embankment.

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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