# NTSB CHI76DET15: Piper PA-28, N4782T, Syracuse, IN, September 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1975
- Place: Syracuse, IN · SYRACUSE, IN
- Location: 41.4219° N, 85.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4219&lon=-85.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DET15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2654  75/9/23    SYRACUSE,IN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N4782T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAWASEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAWASEE,IN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT SLID ON WET GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4782T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4782T), registered now, S/N 28-7225204, built 1972 (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: Wawasee

## 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 19750923030519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750923030519A), Sep 23, 1975: Piper PA28140, Syracuse, IN, Substantial damage. Acft slid on wet grass.

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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