# NTSB CHI67D0592: Piper PA-24, N7782P, Milwaukee, WI, February 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1967
- Place: Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0592
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0592

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0440   67/2/6    MILWAUKEE,WIS       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1925
        TIME - 1035                    N7782P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISTORTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ICY RAMP.PLT FELL DURING PRE-FLT,STRUCK HEAD.EEG BORDERLINE 2/22/67,OK ON 3/20/67.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7782P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7782P-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 24-2999, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7782P (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 MKC75FCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD21), Oct 20, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N7782P), Elkader, IA, 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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