# NTSB CHI78DEP33: Cessna 185, N7591H, Clyman, WI, May 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1978
- Place: Clyman, WI · CLYMAN, WI
- Location: 43.3117° N, 88.7231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clyman, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3117&lon=-88.7231&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEP33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1423  78/5/10    CLYMAN,WI           CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4919
        TIME - 1830                    N7591H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 658 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FOND DU LAC,WI              LOCKPORT,IL                  HUTISFORD,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK TELEPHONE WIRES DURING SIMULATED ENG-OUT APPROACH TO FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7591H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7591H-1983-02-04), registration cancelled 1983-02-04, S/N 18503406 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780510016989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510016989A), May 10, 1978: Cessna A185E, Clyman, WI, Substantial damage. Struck telephone wires during simulated eng-out approach to field

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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