# NTSB CHI79DEP34: Cessna 180, N9916, Waunakee, WI, February 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1979
- Place: Waunakee, WI · WAUNAKEE, WI
- Location: 43.1816° N, 89.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waunakee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1816&lon=-89.4416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0228  79/2/24    WAUNAKEE,WI         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 116
        TIME - 1100                    N9916               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUNAKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUNAKEE,WI                 WAUNAKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           40                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 22KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9916](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9916), registered now, S/N 31413, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waunakee

## 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 19790224003509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224003509A), Feb 24, 1979: Cessna 180, Waunakee, WI, Substantial damage. Acft veered off side of runway on landing roll, impacted snowbank. Light crosswind present.

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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