# NTSB CHI80DEP11: Piper PA-28, N15651, Rio Creek, WI, December 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1979
- Place: Rio Creek, WI · RIO CREEK, WI
- Location: 44.5892° N, 87.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Creek, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5892&lon=-87.5412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEP11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3335  79/12/29   RIO CREEK,WI        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 62 TOTAL
        TIME - 1705                    N15651              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALTERS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WI                RIO CREEK,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
        REMARKS- ONE ROW OF LITES ON RGT EDGE OF RWY.PLT LNDD OFF RWY,RGT OF RWY LITES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15651](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15651-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N 28-7305108 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walters Field

## 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 19791229035429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229035429A), Dec 29, 1979: Piper PA28180, Rio Creek, WI, Substantial damage. Runway lights were out on one side of runway. Pilot landed on wrong side of the lights, hit a fence.

## Other investigations on N15651 (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 CHI83FA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA410), Sep 17, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N15651), Forestville, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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