# NTSB CHI75DEP35: Cessna 172F, N5583R, Crandon, WI, November 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1974
- Place: Crandon, WI · CRANDON, WI
- Location: 45.5678° N, 88.8953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crandon, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5678&lon=-88.8953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4016  74/11/27   CRANDON,WIS         CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N5583R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RACINE,WIS                  IRONWOOD,MICH                ANTIGO,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ICY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- LNDD ON FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5583R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- 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 19741127041889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741127041889A), Nov 27, 1974: Cessna 172F, Crandon, WI, Substantial damage. Lndd on frozen lake.

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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