# NTSB CHI79FEP16: Cessna 172K, N78428, Dodgeville, WI, December 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1978
- Place: Dodgeville, WI · DODGEVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.9660° N, 90.1297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodgeville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9660&lon=-90.1297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3794  78/12/22 NR.DODGEVILLE,WI      CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N78428              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGEVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTUMWA,IA                  MILBANK,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SIGN TO LEFT SIDE OF APPROACH END OF RY. FLT NOT AUTHZD BY FLT INSTRUCTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78428](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78428), registered now, S/N 17257612, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-E2D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (registry code 42123, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dodgeville Muni

## 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 19781222040839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781222040839A), Dec 22, 1978: Cessna 172D, Dodgeville, WI, Substantial damage. Collided with sign to left side of approach end of ry. Flt not au by flt instructor.

## Other investigations on N78428 (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 ANC94LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA121), Aug 18, 1994: Cessna 172 (N78428), Wrangell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDERTERMINED REASONS AND THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA.

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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