# NTSB CHI81DEP12: Cessna 172P, N51984, New Glarus, WI, March 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1981
- Place: New Glarus, WI · NEW GLARUS, WI
- Location: 42.8122° N, 89.6333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Glarus, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8122&lon=-89.6333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0564  81/3/14    NEW GLARUS,WI       CESSNA 172P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 130
        TIME - 1615                    N51984              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUFI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  NEW GLARUS,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- SECT CHART & AOPA ARPT MANUAL STATED RWY 2000FT LONG,OWNER RPTD 1750FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51984](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51984-1992-07-24), registration cancelled 1992-07-24, S/N 17274387 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lufi

## 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 19810314009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314009449A), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 172P, New Glarus, WI, Substantial damage. Delayed aborting long landing. Struck a fence off departure end of runway on attempted go-around.

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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