# NTSB CHI82DA277: Cessna 172P, N53056, Bruce, WI, July 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1982, 06:10 local (11:10 UTC)
- Place: Bruce, WI
- Location: 45.4635° N, 91.2793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bruce, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4635&lon=-91.2793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA277
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70057/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA277

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed(vlof) - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT DEPARTED AN ALFALFA FIELD THAT WAS EIGHT INCHES HIGH AND HEAVILY SATURATED WITH DEW. A WITNESS STATED THAT UPON TAKEOFF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABRUPTLY RAISED, THE AIRCRAFT ROSE ABOUT 50 FEET, THE LEFT WING DROPPED, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53056](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53056-1984-12-27), registration cancelled 1984-12-27, S/N 17274675 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1724675
- Airframe hours: 550
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Paul W. Grzybowski
- Registered owner: Clifford D. Snyder
- Departed: BRUCE, WI
- Destination: BRUCE, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 125 total, 45 in this make and model, 40 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 135 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: EAU, 15 nm away

## 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 19820728038679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728038679A), Jul 28, 1982: Cessna 172P, Bruce, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from hay field. Attempted to pull airplane up out of heavy vegetation resulted in stall.

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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