# NTSB CHI77DEP32: Cessna 207, N1567U, Wausau, WI, April 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1977
- Place: Wausau, WI · WAUSAU, WI
- Location: 44.9618° N, 89.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wausau, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9618&lon=-89.6465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEP32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0731  77/4/15    WAUSAU,WI           CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 566
        TIME - 0850                    N1567U              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUSAU MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUSAU,WI                   MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO TURN MAGS OFF & SET BRAKES WHEN ROTATING PROP BY HAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1567U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1567U-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 207-00167 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wausau Muni

## 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 19770415008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770415008639A), Apr 15, 1977: Cessna 207, Wausau, WI, Substantial damage. Plt failed to turn mags off & set brakes when rotating prop by hand.

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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