# NTSB CHI66F0216: Piper PA-28, N7280W, Delavan, WI, August 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1965
- Place: Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
- Location: 42.6302° N, 88.6306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delavan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6302&lon=-88.6306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0216

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7280W-2022-02-05), registration cancelled 2022-02-05, S/N 28-1119 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Lawn

## Other investigations on N7280W (2)

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 CHI68F0139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0139), Jun 3, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N7280W), Chicago, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0350), Jul 24, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N7280W), Matteson, IL, substantial damage

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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