# NTSB CHI81DEP08: Cessna 152, N65549, Baraboo, WI, January 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1981
- Place: Baraboo, WI · BARABOO, WI
- Location: 43.4681° N, 89.7384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baraboo, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4681&lon=-89.7384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0055  81/1/15    BARABOO,WI          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N65549              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARABOO-DELLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTAGE,WI                  BARABOO,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65549](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65549-2017-12-22), registration cancelled 2017-12-22, S/N 15281611, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baraboo-Dells

## 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 19810115000739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810115000739A), Jan 15, 1981: Cessna 152, Baraboo, WI, Substantial damage. Airplane skidded off ice and snow covered runway while landing in a strong crosswind.

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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