# Accident 19800308005969A: Piper PA28161, Waukesha, WI, March 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1980, 12:15 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Waukesha Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0411° N, 88.2376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUKESHA COUNTY (UES), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0411&lon=-88.2376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47952, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47952-2019-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 19 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEP19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308005969A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY THROUGH A FENCE.

## 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 CHI80DEP19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP19), Mar 8, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N47952), Waukesha, 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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