# NTSB CHI79DEP82: Cessna 182P, N7400Q, Platteville, WI, August 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1979
- Place: Platteville, WI · PLATTEVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.7279° N, 90.4681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Platteville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7279&lon=-90.4681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3184   79/8/7    PLATTEVILLE,WI      CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1273
        TIME - 2000                    N7400Q              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLATTEVILLE,WI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM RAMP & TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7400Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7400Q-1989-05-10), registration cancelled 1989-05-10, S/N 18261040 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grant County

## 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 19790807034929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807034929A), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna 182P, Platteville, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from a ramp for a maintenance test flight. He had 625 feet of usable runway. Acft crashed in a 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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