# NTSB CHI73DET21: Piper PA-28, N576FL, Culver, IN, May 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1973
- Place: Culver, IN · CULVER, IN
- Location: 41.2166° N, 86.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culver, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2166&lon=-86.4243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DET21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DET21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1415  73/5/25    CULVER,IND          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2200                    N576FL              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 1528 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            357 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEET FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,IND               CULVER,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- LNDD AT NIGHT ON UNLIGHTED RWY.USING REFLECTORS FOR VISUAL ALIGNMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N576FL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N576FL), registered now, S/N 28-7125425, built 1971 (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: Fleet Field

## 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 19730525013479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730525013479A), May 25, 1973: Piper PA28140, Culver, IN, Substantial damage. Lndd at night on unlighted rwy. Using reflectors for visual alignment.

## Other investigations on N576FL (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 CHI72DET31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DET31), May 28, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N576FL), South Bend, IN, 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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