# NTSB CHI73DEP46: Piper PA-22, N7814D, Phillips, WI, March 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1973
- Place: Phillips, WI · PHILLIPS, WI
- Location: 45.6939° N, 90.4055° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillips, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6939&lon=-90.4055&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEP46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0642  73/3/30    PHILLIPS,WIS        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 203
        TIME - 1415                    N7814D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRICE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICE LAKE,WIS               PHILLIPS,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RWY 3/21 ACTIVE PLT LNDD RWY 18/36 HIT SNOW RIDGE-RESIDUE OF SNOW CLRG.RWY 18/36 NOT OPERATIONAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7814D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7814D-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 225460 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Price County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730330008119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730330008119A), Mar 30, 1973: Piper PA22150, Phillips, WI, Substantial damage. Rwy 3/21 active plt lndd rwy 18/36 hit snow ridge-residue of snow clrg. Rwy 18/36 not operational.

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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