# NTSB CHI73FEP30: Cessna 120, N2425N, Hartford, WI, November 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1972
- Place: Hartford, WI · HARTFORD, WI
- Location: 43.3225° N, 88.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3225&lon=-88.3777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEP30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3482   72/11/5   HARTFORD,WIS        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 1160
        TIME - 1500                    N2425N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 662 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WIS               HARTFORD,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT UNMARKED PWR LINES 24 FT AGL ABOUT 300 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2425N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2425N-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 12674, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hartford

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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