# NTSB CHI71DDJ14: Piper PA-28, N7864N, Delavan, WI, September 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1970
- Place: Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
- Location: 42.6302° N, 88.6306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delavan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6302&lon=-88.6306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DDJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DDJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3637   70/9/5    DELAVAN,WIS         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 200
        TIME - 1030                    N7864N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LAWN STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALFDAY,ILL                 DELAVAN,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7864N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Lawn Strip

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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