# NTSB CHI81DEP38: Cessna 172RG, N5207U, Greenbay, WI, July 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1981
- Place: Greenbay, WI · GREENBAY, WI
- Location: 44.5192° N, 88.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5192&lon=-88.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (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): 124899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1499  81/7/19    GREENBAY,WI         CESSNA 172RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 159
        TIME - 1632                    N5207U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN STRAUBEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEVILLE,MN                GRAND RAPIDS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5207U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5207U-2000-07-20), registration cancelled 2000-07-20, S/N 172RG0283 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 172RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (registry code 2072438) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Austin Straubel

## 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 19810719041999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719041999A), Jul 19, 1981: Cessna 172RG, Green Bay, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot became involved in unusual situation and forgot to lower landing gear.

## Other investigations on N5207U (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 LAX00FA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA207), May 27, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N5207U), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and his failure to correct an inappropriate descent during maneuvering flight, while engaged in commercial flight training maneuvers.

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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