CHI66D0162

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Lake Geneva, WI · June 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1965
Place
Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4568APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177672

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2189  65/6/20    LAKE GENEVA WIS     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 162
        TIME - 1645                    N4568A              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARNOLDS AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N4568A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Arnolds Airpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.