# NTSB CHI68F0269: Piper PA-24, N7763P, Barron, WI, June 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1967
- Place: Barron, WI · BARRON, WI
- Location: 45.4022° N, 91.8444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barron, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4022&lon=-91.8444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2373  67/6/12    BARRON, WIS         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N7763P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 44, 964 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            78 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARRON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- GRASS 4 TO 6 INCHES HIGH. SUFFICIENT RNWY AVAILABLE FOR SAFE TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7763P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7763P), registered now, S/N 24-2980, built 1961 (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)
- 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: Barron

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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