# NTSB CHI68F0598: Piper PA-32, N3437W, Wauwatosa, WI, December 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1967
- Place: Wauwatosa, WI · WAUWATOSA, WI
- Location: 43.0632° N, 88.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauwatosa, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0632&lon=-88.0356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0598
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0598

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1039   67/12/8   WAUWATOSA,WIS       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1705                    N3437W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 462 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            37 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMMERMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STUDENT WEARING HOOD DESCENDED BELOW AUTHORIZED MINIMA AFTER PASSING VOR.LOCAL WEATHER 1000 AND 4.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3437W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Timmerman

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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