# NTSB CHI78DEP44: Piper PA-28, Gleason, WI, July 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1978
- Place: Gleason, WI · GLEASON, WI
- Location: 45.3089° N, 89.4965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gleason, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3089&lon=-89.4965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEP44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3795  78/7/10    GLEASON,WI          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 110
        TIME - 1800                    N541F1              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAY MEADOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLEASON,WI                  NEILLSVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N541F1 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hay Meadow

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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