# NTSB CHI83LA055: Cessna 175, N6588E, Neenah, WI, December 10, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 10, 1982, 13:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Neenah, WI
- Location: 44.1594° N, 88.5618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRENNAND (79C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1594&lon=-88.5618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA055
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71955/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA055

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6588E-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 56088, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-350-series) (registry code 41512, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5688
- Airframe hours: 286
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 29; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821210067059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821210067059A), Dec 10, 1982: Cessna 175, Neenah, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft during takeoff. Crosswind component near maximum for aircraft.

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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