# NTSB CHI81DEP31: Cessna 172A, N9896Q, Franklin, WI, July 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1981
- Place: Franklin, WI · FRANKLIN, WI
- Location: 42.8886° N, 88.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8886&lon=-88.0384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1495   81/7/9    FRANKLIN,WI         CESSNA 172A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 316
        TIME - 1610                    N9896Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 297 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAINBOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUSAU,WI                   MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ALTERNATOR C/B TERMINAL & FIELD C/B TERMINAL HAD LOOSE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9896Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9896Q-1982-09-08), registration cancelled 1982-09-08, S/N 17265840 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rainbow

## 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 19810709041369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709041369A), Jul 9, 1981: Cessna 172M, Franklin, WI, Substantial damage. Electrical failure. Stalled airplane on final for runway at unscheduled airport. Loose alternator wires.

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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