# NTSB CHI74FEP09: Cessna 120, N76245, Okauchee, WI, August 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1973
- Place: Okauchee, WI · OKAUCHEE, WI
- Location: 43.1136° N, 88.4359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okauchee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1136&lon=-88.4359&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEP09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2342  73/8/11    OKAUCHEE,WIS        CESSNA 120          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1350                    N76245              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 1757 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKESHA,WIS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OBS FLYING LOW OVER LAKE,WAVING TO BYSTANDERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76245](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76245-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 10650, built 1946 (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

## 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 19730811025759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811025759A), Aug 11, 1973: Cessna 120, Okauchee, WI, Substantial damage. OBS flying low over lake,waving to bystanders.

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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