# Accident 19750301005329A: Piper PA32300, Lake Geneva, WI, March 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1975
- Place: Lake Geneva, WI
- Airport: Playboy Club
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.5825° N, 88.4268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Geneva, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5825&lon=-88.4268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8502N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8502N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DEP45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DEP45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301005329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT MAIN GR STRUCK 2-3 FT HI SNOW BANK AT THE BEGINNING OF RWY 25 THRESHOLD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 NYC75DEP45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DEP45), Mar 1, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N8502N), Lake Geneva, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8502N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20260517009159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260517009159A), May 17, 2026: Piper PA-32-300 (N8502N), Empire, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On may 17, 2026, at approximately 07:39 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 cherokee six crashed approximately 6.5 nautical miles southwest of Empire, Nevada. The…
- [Incident 19820208005529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208005529I), Feb 8, 1982: Piper PA32R300 (N8502N), Jackpot, NV, Minor damage. Za engine lost power at 250 feet after takeoff. Pilot stalled on landing, damaged right main gear, propeller tips.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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