# NTSB CHI80FEP17: Cessna 172, N1167V, Bruce, WI, February 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1980
- Place: Bruce, WI · BRUCE, WI
- Location: 45.4635° N, 91.2793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bruce, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4635&lon=-91.2793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 80-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/80-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0368   80/2/6  NR.BRUCE,WI           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 671
        TIME - 1340                    N1167V              PX-  0  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA CROSSE,WI                EAU CLAIRE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR SHAFT,P/N 634010,FAILED.AD 80-07-03 ISSUED 3/13/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1167V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1167V), registered now, S/N R1722131, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (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 19800206002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800206002999A), Feb 6, 1980: Cessna R172K, Bruce, WI, Substantial damage. Oil pump drive gear assembly failed. Lost oil pressure. Crash landed in snow covered field.

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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