# NTSB CHI67F0017: Piper PA-24, N7709P, Chetek, WI, June 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1966
- Place: Chetek, WI · CHETEK, WI
- Location: 45.3161° N, 91.6532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chetek, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3161&lon=-91.6532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0250   66/6/5    CHETEK WIS          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1545                    N7709P              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHETEK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7709P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7709P-1968-10-08), registration cancelled 1968-10-08, S/N 24-2922 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chetek

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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