# NTSB CHI76FEP33: Cessna 180A, N7769A, Milwaukee, WI, June 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1976
- Place: Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEP33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2181   76/6/6    MILWAUKEE,WI        CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 293
        TIME - 1905                    N7769A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENERAL MITCHELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEORIA,IL                   MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L MAIN WHEEL VALVE HALF (P/N 162-02700) OLD CRACK. WHEEL FLANGE SEPARATED. TIRE CAME OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7769A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7769A), registered now, S/N 32666, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: General Mitchell

## 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 19760606016529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606016529A), Jun 6, 1976: Cessna 180A, Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. L main wheel valve half (p/n 162-02700) old crack. Wheel flange separated. Tire came off.

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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