# NTSB CHI75DEP18: Cessna 182P, N52715, Delavan, WI, August 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1974
- Place: Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
- Location: 42.6302° N, 88.6306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delavan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6302&lon=-88.6306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2511  74/8/21    DELAVAN,WIS         CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 649
        TIME - 1515                    N52715              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIST FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 DELAVAN,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           77                                                      170
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT SLEPT TIL INFORMED OF X-WIND,TOOK CTLS FOR LDG.DRIFTED L,HIT 10FT CORN.GUSTS TO 23K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52715](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52715-1974-10-11), registration cancelled 1974-10-11, S/N 18262792 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Twist 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 19740821028379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740821028379A), Aug 21, 1974: Cessna 182H, Delavan, WI, Destroyed. Plt slept til informed of x-wind,took ctls for ldg. Drifted l,hit 10FT corn. Gusts to 23K.

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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