# NTSB CHI74DEP35: Piper PA-32, N3303W, Racine, WI, February 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1974
- Place: Racine, WI · RACINE, WI
- Location: 42.7256° N, 87.8142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Racine, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7256&lon=-87.8142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEP35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0216  74/2/17    RACINE,WIS          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 395
        TIME - 1930                    N3303W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 293 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORLICK-RACINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          APPLETON,WIS                RACINE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- LNDD TO L OF CENTERLINE ACFT ROLLED SLOWLY TO L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3303W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3303W-2024-05-18), registration cancelled 2024-05-18, S/N 32-138, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Horlick-Racine

## 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 19740217003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740217003959A), Feb 17, 1974: Piper PA32260, Racine, WI, Substantial damage. Lndd to l of centerline acft rolled slowly to l.

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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