# NTSB CHI76FEP19: Cessna 172A, N7727T, Madison, WI, November 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1975
- Place: Madison, WI · MADISON, WI
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEP19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3902  75/11/22   MADISON,WI          CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 411
        TIME - 0747                    N7727T              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUAX FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADISON,WI                  MINNEAPOLIS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT ABT 105 LB OVR TKOF G/W.PLT DID NOT REMOVE SNOW AND ICE FM ACFT BFR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7727T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7727T-1976-05-28), registration cancelled 1976-05-28, S/N 47327 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Truax 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 19751122041799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751122041799A), Nov 22, 1975: Cessna 172A, Madison, WI, Substantial damage. Acft abt 105 lb ovr tkof g/w.plt did not remove snow and ice fm acft bfr tkof.

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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