# NTSB CHI69D0254: Piper PA-28, N8029W, La Porte, IN, August 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1968
- Place: La Porte, IN · LA PORTE, IN
- Location: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6109&lon=-86.7148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0254
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0254

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2958  68/8/17    LA PORTE,IND        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 118
        TIME - 1015                    N8029W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PORTE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8029W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Porte

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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