# Accident 19780708022709A: Piper PA28R, Lakewood, WI, July 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Lakewood, WI
- Airport: Lakewood Country
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 45.3006° N, 88.5145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakewood, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3006&lon=-88.5145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5524F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5524F-2023-12-22) (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 PA28R
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 458 total, 93 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708022709A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FEP41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP41), Jul 8, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N5524F), Lakewood, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5524F (1)

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

- [Accident 20230702010049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230702010049A), Jul 2, 2023: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5524F), North Myrtle Be, SC, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Aircraft departed runway 23. The aircraft was full of fueland had five persons onboard. A line person witness the takeoff roll and climb. He stated the…

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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