- Date
- July 4, 1973
- Place
- Mantowish Wta, WI · MANTOWISH WTA, WI
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N20281Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730704022719A
- Case key
- 189548
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2031 73/7/4 MANTOWISH WTA,WIS CESSNA 172M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 106 TIME - 1535 N20281 PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANITOWISH WATERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANTOWISH WTA,WIS MADISON,WIS. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SEAT SLID REARWARD.SOFT FLD TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20281
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Manitowish Waters
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.