CHI66F0216

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Delavan, WI · August 13, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1965
Place
Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7280WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176660

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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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3-2403  65/8/13    DELAVAN WIS         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 2350                    N7280W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LAWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N7280W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Lawn

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.

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