# NTSB CHI79DEP55: Piper PA-28, N6981C, Lake Geneva, WI, July 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1979
- Place: Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
- Location: 42.5825° N, 88.4268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Geneva, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5825&lon=-88.4268&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3336   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6981C-1989-03-06), registration cancelled 1989-03-06, S/N 287816446 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Playboy

## 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 19790701034539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701034539A), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA28161, Lake Geneva, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost direction while taxiing in after landing. Struck several parked aircraft.

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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