# NTSB CHI78FEP56: Cessna 172M, N172TC, Oshkosh, WI, August 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1978
- Place: Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEP56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP56

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3557   78/8/3    OSHKOSH,WI          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2253
        TIME - 1115                    N32002              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  4                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NITTMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEILLSVILLE,WI              OSHKOSH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- N172TC LANDED ON TOP OF PIPER N32002.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3557   78/8/3    OSHKOSH,WI          CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 276
        TIME - 1115                    N172TC              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLAND,MI                  OSHKOSH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED ON TOP OF ANOTHER ACFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N172TC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172TC), registered now, S/N 17266662, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Wittman Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N32002](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32002-2021-01-09), registration cancelled 2021-01-09, S/N 28-7515042, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nittman Field

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780803032411A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803032411A), Aug 3, 1978: Cessna 172M, Oshkosh, WI. Acft landed on top of another acft
- [Accident 19780803032412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803032412A), Aug 3, 1978: Piper PA28151, Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. N172TC landed on top of Piper N32002.

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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