# NTSB CHI77DER02: Cessna 172F, N8121U, Glenwood City, WI, February 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1977
- Place: Glenwood City, WI · GLENWOOD CITY, WI
- Location: 45.0521° N, 92.1658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenwood City, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0521&lon=-92.1658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DER02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DER02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0368   77/2/3    GLENWOOD CITY,WI    CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 450
        TIME - 0940                    N8121U              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAR-O-DAE FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENWOOD CITY,WI            EAU CLAIRE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8121U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8121U), registered now, S/N 17252021, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mar-O-Dae Farms

## 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 19770203002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770203002919A), Feb 3, 1977: Cessna 172F, Glenwood City, WI, Substantial damage

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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