# NTSB CHI70D0107: Piper PA-24, N5742P, Wind Lake, WI, July 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1969
- Place: Wind Lake, WI · WIND LAKE, WI
- Location: 42.8279° N, 88.1560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wind Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8279&lon=-88.1560&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168988
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2215   69/7/7    WIND LAKE,WIS       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 280
        TIME - 1810                    N5742P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5742P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5742P-1975-05-14), registration cancelled 1975-05-14, S/N 24-830 (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

## Other investigations on N5742P (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC75AK044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK044), Feb 27, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N5742P), Racine, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MKC72FCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ03), Jul 1, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N5742P), Offutt Afb, NE, substantial damage

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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