# Accident 19761127039529A: Piper PA32R300, Ashippun, WI, November 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1976
- Place: Ashippun, WI
- Airport: Fettig Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.2182° N, 88.5159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashippun, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2182&lon=-88.5159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6273J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6273J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 201 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761127039529A

## Narrative

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

FRESH SNOW 3-5 INCHES. RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DROPPED IN HOLE ON SOD RUNWAY COVERED WITH SNOW.

## 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 CHI77FEP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP07), Nov 27, 1976: Piper PA-32R (N6273J), Ashippun, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6273J (1)

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

- [Incident 19780510033029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780510033029I), May 10, 1978: Piper PA32R300 (N6273J), Mayville, WI. Struck bird while descending. No 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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