# NTSB CHI78FEP37: Dehavilland DHC-2, N5163G, Chippewa Falls, WI, May 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1978
- Place: Chippewa Falls, WI · CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI
- Location: 44.9347° N, 91.3892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chippewa Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9347&lon=-91.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEP37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4289  78/5/28  NR.CHIPPEWA FALLS,WI  DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N5163G              PX-  0  0  8  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 28, 503 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            29 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHIPPEWA FALLS,WI            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RECOVERING FROM SPIRAL DESCENT THROUGH BREAK IN CLOUDS.BOTH WNGS BUCKLED.8 PAX PARACHUTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5163G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780528017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528017749A), May 28, 1978: Dhav DHC2MK1, Chippewa Falls, WI, Substantial damage. Recovering from spiral descent through break in clouds. Both wngs led.8 pax parachuted.

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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