# NTSB CHI73AC045: Piper PA-22, N5728Z, Wisconsn Rpds, WI, November 1, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1972
- Place: Wisconsn Rpds, WI · WISCONSN RPDS, WI
- Location: 44.3929° N, 89.8267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wisconsin Rapids, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3929&lon=-89.8267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3616   72/11/1   WISCONSN RPDS,WIS   PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 37, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 0215                    N5728Z              PX-  1  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WISCONSN RPDS,WIS          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 183MG PCT ETHYL ALCOHOL.CLG VRBL 700-800FT,VSBLTY 1-3MI,FOG.FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5728Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5728Z-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 22-9567 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Alexander

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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