# NTSB CHI79DEP72: Piper PA-32, N47420, Lakewood, WI, August 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1979
- Place: Lakewood, WI · LAKEWOOD, WI
- Location: 45.3006° N, 88.5145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakewood, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3006&lon=-88.5145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEP72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3236   79/8/4    LAKEWOOD,WI         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 346
        TIME - 2045                    N47420              PX-  0  0  6  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENBAY,WI                 LAKEWOOD,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47420](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47420-2003-07-21), registration cancelled 2003-07-21, S/N 32-7840007, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakewood

## 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 19790804032219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804032219A), Aug 4, 1979: Piper PA32300, Lakewood, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot hit shallow ground fog on landing. Drifted to side of runway into rough terrain.

## Other investigations on N47420 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL03FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA025), Dec 21, 2002: Piper PA-32-300 (N47420), Macon, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

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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