# NTSB CHI82DA083: Cessna 152, N6125B, Milwaukee, WI, March 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 5, 1982, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Coordinates: 43.119796, -88.040077 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1198&lon=-88.0401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA083
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71714/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA083

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow covered (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. AFTER APPLYING POWER FOR TAKEOFF DURING THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND HIT A SNOWBANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6125B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6125B), registered now, S/N 15283904, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15283904
- Airframe hours: 2099
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Gran-Aire, Inc.
- Registered owner: Gran-Aire, Inc.
- Departed: MWC, MILWAUKEE, WI
- Destination: MWC, MILWAUKEE, WI
- Airport: MWC, Timmerman Field, runway 33, 4,200 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MWC

## 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 19820305004699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820305004699A), Mar 5, 1982: Cessna 152, Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during takeoff during touch and go landing.

## Other investigations on N6125B (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR25FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA233), Aug 1, 2025: Cessna 152 (N6125B), Hornell, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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