# NTSB CHI68F0618: Piper PA-24, N7523P, West Bend, WI, February 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1968
- Place: West Bend, WI · WEST BEND, WI
- Location: 43.4175° N, 88.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Bend, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4175&lon=-88.1817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0618
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0618

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0398  68/2/13    WEST BEND,WIS       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0835                    N7523P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 7100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST BEND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7523P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7523P-1973-10-25), registration cancelled 1973-10-25, S/N 24-2725, built 1961 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Bend

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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