- Date
- December 10, 1982, 13:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Neenah, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6588ECessna 175
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821210067059A
- Case key
- 71955
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
Pilot took off in short ground run. Crosswind blew aircraft to east side of runway. No climb established. Aircraft flew into trees alongside runway. Alignment with runway not maintained.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6588E
- Reported as
- Cessna 175
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5688
- Airframe hours
- 286
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Patrick Spillane
- Registered owner
- Patrick Spillane
- Departed
- 79C · Neenah, WI
- Destination
- 79C · Neenah, WI
- Airport
- 79C · Neenah, runway 18, 2,250 × 50 ft, grass/turf
N6588ERegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Cessna 175Airframe modelCessna 175Engine modelLycoming 0-350 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 15 total · 15 in this make and model · 9 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.