# NTSB CHI75DEP72: Piper PA-24, N5837P, Sturgeon Bay, WI, June 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1975
- Place: Sturgeon Bay, WI · STURGEON BAY, WI
- Location: 44.8227° N, 87.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgeon Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8227&lon=-87.3698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2954  75/6/20    STURGEON BAY,WI     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1626
        TIME - 1530                    N5837P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRYLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEWAUKEE,WI                 STURGEON BAY,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- SOFT RUTTED GND AREA MARKED BY WOOD BARRICADE HORSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5837P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5837P), registered now, S/N 24-918, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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: Cherryland

## 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 19750620019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750620019759A), Jun 20, 1975: Piper PA24250, Sturgeon Bay, WI, Substantial damage. Soft rutted gnd area marked by wood barricade horses.

## Other investigations on N5837P (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 CHI78FEP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP05), Oct 19, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5837P), Green Bay, WI, 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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