# NTSB CHI75FEP04: Piper PA-18, N7092D, Hazelhurst, WI, July 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1974
- Place: Hazelhurst, WI · HAZELHURST, WI
- Location: 45.8077° N, 89.7251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazelhurst, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8077&lon=-89.7251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEP04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2349  74/7/29    HAZELHURST,WIS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2204
        TIME - 1645                    N7092D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAWKEY LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAZELHURST,WIS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRIMER FROZEN IN UNLOCKD AND PART OPEN POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7092D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7092D-2020-08-02), registration cancelled 2020-08-02, S/N 18-5580, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (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: Yawkey Lake

## 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 19740729025739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729025739A), Jul 29, 1974: Piper PA18A150, Hazelhurst, WI, Substantial damage. Primer frozen in unlockd and part open pos.

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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