# NTSB CHI80FEP06: Cessna 172, N1468V, Portage, WI, November 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1979
- Place: Portage, WI · PORTAGE, WI
- Location: 43.5490° N, 89.4659° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5490&lon=-89.4659&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 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3186  79/11/24   PORTAGE,WI          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 160
        TIME - 1130                    N1468V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTAGE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTAGE,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1468V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1468V), registered now, S/N 17263605, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Portage 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 19791124032659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124032659A), Nov 24, 1979: Cessna 172, Portage, WI, Substantial damage. The pilot landed short of the runway in soft mud and flipped over.

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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