Cessna 172P accident near Webster, Wisconsin, May 17, 1986
On May 17, 1986 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Cessna 172P, registered N99583, was substantially damaged in an accident near Webster, Wisconsin (Voyager airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 17, 1986 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Webster, Wisconsin · Voyager · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · all 172Ps on the register
- Registration
- N99583 · registry record · serial 17276471
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE PLT NOTED A LOSS OF POWER AS THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING, ABOUT 40 FT ABOVE THE RWY. HE RPRTD THE ENG 'APPEARED TO RUN A LITTLE ABOVE IDLE.' HE LANDED THE ACFT ON THE REMAINING RWY, BUT IT CONTD OFF THE DEPARTURE END & NOSED OVER. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 38 GAL OF FUEL ON BOARD. DRG POST-ACDNT CHECKS, THE FUEL SYS & ENG FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 183 hours in all; 183 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days; 85 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 461 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 12, 1986; 61 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: MIC Crystal MN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 4, 3,500 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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