# NTSB CHI81FER54: Cessna A185E, N70049, Superior, WI, July 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1981
- Place: Superior, WI · SUPERIOR, WI
- Location: 46.7208° N, 92.1041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Superior, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7208&lon=-92.1041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1685  81/7/26    SUPERIOR,WI         CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3059
        TIME - 2045                    N70049              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1840 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APOLLO DROP ZONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUPERIOR,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM UNLGTD RWY.R WING HIT TREE APRX 55FT LEFT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70049](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70049-2014-12-02), registration cancelled 2014-12-02, S/N 18501922, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Apollo Drop Zone

## 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 19810726045119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726045119A), Jul 26, 1981: Cessna A185E, Superior, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot taking off at night on unlit runway. Aircraft hit tree and crashed off side 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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