# NTSB CHI74DEP22: Cessna 172G, N1346F, Elkhorn, WI, November 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1973
- Place: Elkhorn, WI · ELKHORN, WI
- Location: 42.6716° N, 88.5363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhorn, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6716&lon=-88.5363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEP22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3616  73/11/22   ELKHORN,WIS         CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2200
        TIME - 1346                    N1346F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKHORN,WIS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF RUN EXTENDED DUE TO SOFT TURF RUNWAY.AIRCRAFT MUSHED INTO TREES DURING ATTEMPTED CLIMB OUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1346F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1346F-1974-01-28), registration cancelled 1974-01-28, S/N 17254841 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Put Field

## 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 19731122039199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731122039199A), Nov 22, 1973: Cessna 172G, Elkhorn, WI, Destroyed. Takeoff run extended due to soft turf runway. Aircraft mushed into trees during attempted climb out

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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