# NTSB CHI75DEP32: Cessna 175, N1100S, Brooklyn, WI, November 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Brooklyn, WI · BROOKLYN, WI
- Location: 42.8495° N, 89.3763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooklyn, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8495&lon=-89.3763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3607   74/11/3   BROOKLYN,WIS        CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 126
        TIME - 1835                    N1100S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKLYN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENBAY,WIS                BROOKLYN,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- RWY NOT LIGHTED PILOT MISTOOK FRESHLY PLOWED AREA FOR SOD RWY.NO NITE CK OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1100S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1100S), registered now, S/N 55410, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (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: Brooklyn

## 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 19741103037819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103037819A), Nov 3, 1974: Cessna 175, Brooklyn, WI, Substantial damage. Rwy not lighted pilot mistook freshly plowed area for sod rwy. No nite ck 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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