# NTSB CHI70F0333: Piper PA-24, N7797P, Sextonville, WI, August 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1969
- Place: Sextonville, WI · SEXTONVILLE, WI
- Location: 43.2795° N, 90.2924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sextonville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2795&lon=-90.2924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0333
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0333

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2719  69/8/30    SEXTONVILLE,WIS     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1100
        TIME - 1300                    N7797P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHLAND CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEXTONVILLE,WIS             SEXTONVILLE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. PLT TURNED L TO AVOID TREES AT END OF RWY. 25 MIN TOTAL IN TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7797P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7797P), registered now, S/N 24-3015, built 1963 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richland Center

## Other investigations on N7797P (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 FTW67F0434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0434), Jan 26, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7797P), Angleton, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3345), Aug 12, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7797P), Fall River, KS, 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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