# NTSB CHI74FEP19: Cessna 175A, N7017E, Milwaukee, WI, October 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1973
- Place: Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEP19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3553  73/10/14   MILWAUKEE,WIS       CESSNA 175A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 293
        TIME - 1931                    N7017E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OHIO                 MILWAUKEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RADIO SUPPORT BKT LODGED BTWN HOT TERM GEN WARN LGT AND RADIO CASE.HIT TFC SEMAPHORE & FURN STORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7017E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7017E), registered now, S/N 56517, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Timmerman 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 19731014034319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014034319A), Oct 14, 1973: Cessna 175A, Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Radio support bkt lodged btwn hot term gen warn lgt and radio case. Hit tfc semaphore & furn store.

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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