- Date
- July 1, 1979
- Place
- Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6981CPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790701034539A
- Case key
- 133800
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3336 79/7/1 LAKE GENEVA,WI PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 254 TIME - 1400 N6981C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAYBOY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILWAUKEE,WI LAKE GENEVA,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- N8782V,N4184B BOTH BELLANCAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.WIND 340 AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6981C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Playboy
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.