# NTSB CHI76DET12: Piper PA-28, N7325W, Hanna, IN, August 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1975
- Place: Hanna, IN · HANNA, IN
- Location: 41.4120° N, 86.7794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanna, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4120&lon=-86.7794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DET12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3103  75/8/28    HANNA,IN            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 280
        TIME - 1830                    N7325W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 244 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANNA,IN                    MOMENCE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED BACK TO GND,NOSE GR BROKE OFF IN SOFT DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7325W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7325W), registered now, S/N 28-1195, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19750828027379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828027379A), Aug 28, 1975: Piper PA28180, Hanna, IN, Substantial damage. Acft settled back to gnd,nose gr broke off in soft dirt.

## Other investigations on N7325W (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 UNK64X2657](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2657), Jul 5, 1964: Piper PA28 (N7325W), Slater, MO, 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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