# NTSB CHI75FEP57: Piper PA-28, N43041, Milwaukee, WI, May 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEP57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1363  75/5/24    MILWAUKEE,WI        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 126
        TIME - 0930                    N43041              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- TAXIED DWN SVC RD AT END OF RWY STRUCK SNOW FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N43041 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mitchell 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 19750524015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524015609A), May 24, 1975: Piper PA28151, Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Taxied dwn svc rd at end of rwy struck snow fence.

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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