# NTSB UNK64X3382: Cessna 172, N5681T, Ft Atkinson, WI, August 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1964
- Place: Ft Atkinson, WI · FT ATKINSON, WI
- Location: 42.9140° N, 88.8551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Atkinson, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9140&lon=-88.8551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3382

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2474  64/8/14    FT ATKINSON WIS     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N5681T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT ATKINSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5681T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5681T-1974-11-21), registration cancelled 1974-11-21, S/N 172-51581 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Atkinson

## Other investigations on N5681T (2)

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 NYC75FNE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE08), Aug 22, 1974: Cessna 172E (N5681T), Worcester, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0396), Nov 7, 1965: Cessna 172 (N5681T), Lexington, KY, substantial damage

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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