# NTSB CHI80DEP24: Cessna 172K, N7301G, Waunakee, WI, April 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1980
- Place: Waunakee, WI · WAUNAKEE, WI
- Location: 43.1816° N, 89.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waunakee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1816&lon=-89.4416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEP24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0342  80/4/21    WAUNAKEE,WI         CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 2044                    N7301G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUNAKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOMAH,WI                    WAUNAKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLT STATED RWY LIGHTS DIM AND ONLY LIT ON ONE SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7301G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7301G), registered now, S/N 17259001, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waunakee

## 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 19800421009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421009449A), Apr 21, 1980: Cessna 172K, Waunakee, WI, Substantial damage. Student overshot runway while attempting night landing.

## Other investigations on N7301G (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 NYC75DGM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DGM33), Apr 23, 1975: Cessna 172K (N7301G), Beaver Falls, PA, 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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