# NTSB CHI81FA039: Cessna A185F, N4862C, Patzau, WI, March 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1981
- Place: Patzau, WI · PATZAU, WI
- Location: 46.4913° N, 92.2208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patzau, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4913&lon=-92.2208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0536  81/3/26  NR.PATZAU,WI          CESSNA A185F        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 299
        TIME - 2200                    N4862C              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.PAUL,MN                  SUPERIOR,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSD FLYING BLO LOW CLDS BFR CRASH.DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4862C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810326012629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810326012629A), Mar 26, 1981: Cessna A185F, Patzau, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft continued into heavy fog and hit large tree. .

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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