# NTSB CHI71FDM06: Piper PA-28, N5979W, Cochrane, WI, April 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1971
- Place: Cochrane, WI · COCHRANE, WI
- Location: 44.2263° N, 91.8417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cochrane, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2263&lon=-91.8417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FDM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1377  71/4/22    COCHRANE,WIS        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N5979W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEUSER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COCHRANE,WIS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5979W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heuser

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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