- Date
- July 4, 1981
- Place
- Hartford, WI · HARTFORD, WI
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8913GCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810704038189A
- Case key
- 124898
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1498 81/7/4 HARTFORD,WI CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 132 TIME - 1230 N8913G PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARTFORD,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- ACFT APPROX 41LBS OVR MAX G/W AT TKOF & 14LBS OVR MAX G/W AT TIME OF ACCD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8913G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.