# NTSB CHI76FEP02: Navion N1A, N5108K, Hales Corners, WI, July 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1975
- Place: Hales Corners, WI · HALES CORNERS, WI
- Location: 42.9412° N, 88.0495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hales Corners, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9412&lon=-88.0495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEP02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2347   75/7/6    HALES CORNERS,WI    NAVION N1A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 445
        TIME - 1912                    N5108K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALES CORNERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MENOMINEE,MI                TAYLORVILLE,IL               HALES CORNERS,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- RWY WET AND SOGGY.ACFT SETTLED BACK TO RWY AFTR L/O.PLT ABORTED TKOF SLID DWN 15 DEG SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5108K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5108K-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N NAV42008, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION N1A
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hales Corners

## 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 19750706023379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750706023379A), Jul 6, 1975: Navion NAVIONA, Hales Corners, WI, Substantial damage. Rwy wet and soggy. Acft settled back to rwy aftr l/o.plt aborted tkof slid dwn 15 deg slope.

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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