# NTSB CHI81FEP27: Cessna 172N, N8913G, Hartford, WI, July 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1981
- Place: Hartford, WI · HARTFORD, WI
- Location: 43.3225° N, 88.3777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3225&lon=-88.3777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEP27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEP27

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8913G-1982-08-07), registration cancelled 1982-08-07, S/N 17273622 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19810704038189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704038189A), Jul 4, 1981: Cessna 172N, Hartford, WI, Destroyed. Struck trees in a steep turn after buzzing lake area. Airplane over gross weight.

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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