# Accident 19780528017749A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Chippewa Falls, WI, May 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1978
- Place: Chippewa Falls, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 44.9347° N, 91.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chippewa Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9347&lon=-91.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5163G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 103 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528017749A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERING FROM SPIRAL DESCENT THROUGH BREAK IN CLOUDS.BOTH WNGS LED.8 PAX PARACHUTED.

## 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 CHI78FEP37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP37), May 28, 1978: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N5163G), Chippewa Falls, WI, 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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