# Accident 19750405007469A: Piper PA28180, Mt Carroll, IL, April 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1975
- Place: Mt Carroll, IL
- Airport: Timber Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.0948° N, 89.9769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Carroll, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0948&lon=-89.9769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7255W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,298 total, 2,258 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405007469A

## Narrative

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

ACFT SWERVED OFF RWY STRUCK METAL BRACING OF A WIND VANE.ENCTRD WIND GUST AND SOFT SPOT ON RWY.

## 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 CHI75DEE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE55), Apr 5, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N7255W), Mt Carroll, IL, substantial damage

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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