# NTSB CHI79FEP20: Cessna 207, N1688U, Lyndon Station, WI, December 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1978
- Place: Lyndon Station, WI · LYNDON STATION, WI
- Location: 43.7088° N, 89.8937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyndon Station, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7088&lon=-89.8937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4476  78/12/29   LYNDON STATION,WI   CESSNA 207          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3307
        TIME - 0100                    N1688U              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FARGO,ND                    WHEELING,IL                  MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1688U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1688U-1982-09-11), registration cancelled 1982-09-11, S/N 20700288 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781229045309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781229045309A), Dec 29, 1978: Cessna 207, WI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1688U (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 MKC76FTG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTG18), Jun 12, 1976: Cessna 207 (N1688U), Fargo, ND, substantial damage

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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