# NTSB CHI79DEP36: Cessna 172, N739HC, Milwaukee, WI, March 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1979
- Place: Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0968  79/3/14    MILWAUKEE,WI        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 136
        TIME - 0130                    N739HC              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - L. TIMMERMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN BAY,WI                MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739HC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739HC), registered now, S/N 17270547, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: L. Timmerman

## Other investigations on N739HC (1)

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.

- [NTSB BFO94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA061), Apr 7, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739HC), Clarksburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of a downwind runway, and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor was the gusting tailwind.

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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