# NTSB CHI81FA005: Cessna 172, N7686G, Westfield, WI, November 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1980
- Place: Westfield, WI · WESTFIELD, WI
- Location: 43.8852° N, 89.4925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8852&lon=-89.4925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3078   80/11/2 NR.WESTFIELD,WI       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 198
        TIME - 1653                    N7686G              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WESTFIELD,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- UPHILL TKOF FM DIRT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7686G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7686G-1983-12-03), registration cancelled 1983-12-03, S/N 17259386 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mca

## 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 19801102063939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102063939A), Nov 2, 1980: Cessna 172L, Westfield, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Uphill, downwind takeoff. Struck tree tops, stalled, vertical ground impact. Lift off was last 200 feet of runway.

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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