# NTSB CHI66D0658: Piper PA-28, N4571R, Shullsburg, WI, March 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1966
- Place: Shullsburg, WI · SHULLSBURG, WI
- Location: 42.5733° N, 90.2347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shullsburg, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5733&lon=-90.2347&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0658
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0658

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1197  66/3/25    SHULLSBURG WIS      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 180
        TIME - 1830                    N4571R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHULLSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF MADE FROM SNOW COVERED CORN FIELD 680 FEET IN LENGTH, SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4571R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4571R-1994-07-26), registration cancelled 1994-07-26, S/N 2821312 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shullsburg

## Other investigations on N4571R (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 MIA91LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA177), Jun 23, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N4571R), Bay Saint Louis, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO PREMATURE FLARE BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING.

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.

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