# NTSB CHI77DEA04: Piper PA-28, N5599F, Jeffersonville, IN, November 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1976
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN
- Location: 38.2776° N, 85.7372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeffersonville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2776&lon=-85.7372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3501  76/11/18   JEFFERSONVILLE,IN   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N5599F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 54, 777 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAPPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSONVILLE,IN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- ARPT NOT LIGHTED.PLT BEING ADVISED ON APCH FROM ACFT ON GD THRU UNICOM.INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5599F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5599F-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 28-24877 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Happs

## 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 19761118037749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761118037749A), Nov 18, 1976: Piper PA28140, Jeffersonville, IN, Substantial damage. Arpt not lighted. Plt being advised on apch from acft on gd thru UNICOM.instrument instruction flt.

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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