# NTSB CHI81DEP15: Cessna 152, N4777H, Middleton, WI, April 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1981
- Place: Middleton, WI · MIDDLETON, WI
- Location: 43.1070° N, 89.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1070&lon=-89.5063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0346   81/4/7    MIDDLETON,WI        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N4777H              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETON,WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 10KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4777H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4777H), registered now, S/N 15283978, built 1979 (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: Morey

## 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 19810407016669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407016669A), Apr 7, 1981: Cessna 152, Middleton, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot allowed aircraft to drift off runway during landing. Ground adjoining runway was muddy.

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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