# NTSB CHI75AC081: Piper PA-28, N7065R, Vicksburg, MI, May 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1975
- Place: Vicksburg, MI · VICKSBURG, MI
- Location: 42.1230° N, 85.5383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vicksburg, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1230&lon=-85.5383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1192   75/5/4    VICKSBURG,MI        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 153
        TIME - 1232                    N7065R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALAMAZOO,MI                STURGIS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- SPECIAL VFR,WX 500 BKN 700 OVCST 4 MI VIS.WX IN ACDT AREA 100 BKN 4 MI VIS.OBSVD IN 45 DEG DSCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7065R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7065R-1975-08-07), registration cancelled 1975-08-07, S/N 28-21765 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750504016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750504016799A), May 4, 1975: Piper PA28140, Vicksburg, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Special VFR,wx 500 bkn 700 ovcst 4 mi vis. Wx in acdt area 100 bkn 4 mi vis. Obsvd in 45 deg dscnt.

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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