# NTSB CHI78FEP04: Cessna 172M, N20011, Elkhorn, WI, October 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1977
- Place: Elkhorn, WI · ELKHORN, WI
- Location: 42.6716° N, 88.5363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhorn, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6716&lon=-88.5363&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEP04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3712  77/10/17   ELKHORN,WI          CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 1105
        TIME - 1415                    N20011              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRUENWALD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  ELKHORN,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20011](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20011-1981-04-06), registration cancelled 1981-04-06, S/N 17260928, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gruenwald 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 19771017040239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771017040239A), Oct 17, 1977: Cessna 172M, Elkhorn, 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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