# NTSB CHI75FEP22: Cessna 182H, N8533S, West Bend, WI, September 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1974
- Place: West Bend, WI · WEST BEND, WI
- Location: 43.4175° N, 88.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Bend, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4175&lon=-88.1817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEP22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3155  74/9/13    WEST BEND,WIS       CESSNA 182H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39,
        TIME - 1545                    N8533S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM HAYFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISON,WIS                 WEST BEND,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8533S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8533S-1975-10-29), registration cancelled 1975-10-29, S/N 18256633 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Registry model: [Cessna 182H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (registry code 2072718) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Hayfield

## 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 19740913031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740913031869A), Sep 13, 1974: Cessna 182H, West Bend, WI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.

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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