# NTSB CHI81DEP20: Cessna 152, N67435, Medford, WI, June 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1981
- Place: Medford, WI · MEDFORD, WI
- Location: 45.1356° N, 90.3425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1356&lon=-90.3425&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126736
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1074  81/6/22    MEDFORD,WI          CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N67435              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDFORD,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - FORECASTER TO PILOT
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67435](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67435-2000-11-16), registration cancelled 2000-11-16, S/N 15281833 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Taylor County

## 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 19810622035399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622035399A), Jun 22, 1981: Cessna 152, Medford, WI, Substantial damage. Hydroplaned on runway wet from passing heavy rain. Veered off runway into a ditch. Poor student weather supervision

## Other investigations on N67435 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX00FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA171), Apr 25, 2000: Cessna 152 (N67435), Austin, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt flight in an area of high rising mountainous terrain at an inadequate altitude, which resulted in an impact during a turn to reverse direction. A contributing factor…

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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