# NTSB CHI71DEA40: Piper PA-28, N7285J, Jeffersonvile, IN, June 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1971
- Place: Jeffersonvile, IN · JEFFERSONVILE, IN
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2259  71/6/28    JEFFERSONVILE,IND   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 600
        TIME - 1644                    N7285J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAP'S FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,TENN              DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- LNDD LONG AND FAST IN X-WND.PLT APLID BRKS,LEFT RWY,HIT POLE AND FENCE. WAS LDG FOR RADIO REPAIRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7285J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7285J-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 28-24633, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hap'S Field

## Other investigations on N7285J (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 IAD74DIJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ09), Jan 24, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N7285J), Pineville, WV, 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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