# NTSB CHI76DEP24: Piper PA-20, N7354K, Baraboo, WI, February 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1976
- Place: Baraboo, WI · BARABOO, WI
- Location: 43.4681° N, 89.7384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baraboo, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4681&lon=-89.7384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEP24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEP24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0564   76/2/8    BARABOO,WI          PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1500
        TIME - 1400                    N7354K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARABOO-DELLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,WI               BARABOO,WI
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7354K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7354K-2017-09-18), registration cancelled 2017-09-18, S/N 20-262, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baraboo-Dells

## 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 19760208005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760208005139A), Feb 8, 1976: Piper PA20, Baraboo, 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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