# NTSB CHI79FEP22: Cessna 172, N6695A, Sturgeon Bay, WI, January 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1979
- Place: Sturgeon Bay, WI · STURGEON BAY, WI
- Location: 44.8227° N, 87.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgeon Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8227&lon=-87.3698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0205  79/1/14    STURGEON BAY,WI     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 100
        TIME - 1655                    N6695A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRYLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCONTO,WI                   STURGEON BAY,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6695A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6695A), registered now, S/N 28795, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherryland

## 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 19790114000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790114000819A), Jan 14, 1979: Cessna 172, Sturgeon Bay, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff, hit a snowbank.

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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