# NTSB CHI76DEP36: Piper PA-28, N44604, Ojibwa, WI, July 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1976
- Place: Ojibwa, WI · OJIBWA, WI
- Location: 45.7980° N, 91.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ojibwa, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7980&lon=-91.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEP36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEP36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2033   76/7/5    OJIBWA,WI           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N44604              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAINBOW LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OJIBWA,WI                   MADISON,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44604](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44604), registered now, S/N 28-7425431, built 1974 (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)
- 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: Rainbow Lodge

## 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 19760705020639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705020639A), Jul 5, 1976: Piper PA28140, Ojibwa, 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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