# NTSB CHI71AC034: Piper PA-24, N7880P, Weston, WI, November 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1970
- Place: Weston, WI · WESTON, WI
- Location: 44.8912° N, 89.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8912&lon=-89.5497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2482  70/11/18   WESTON,WIS          PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 538
        TIME - 1332                    N7880P              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WIS               MOSINEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       37
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT CALLED PROCEDURE TURN. LOST CTL ABOUT 1 MIN LATER. CLG,VIS LOWER THAN FCST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7880P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7880P-1971-01-27), registration cancelled 1971-01-27, S/N 24-3106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7880P (1)

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 CHI69D0398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0398), Nov 28, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N7880P), Mt.Vernon, IN, 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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