- Date
- August 9, 1980
- Place
- Dodgeville, WI · DODGEVILLE, WI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3954WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800809037539A
- Case key
- 129506
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1970 80/8/9 DODGEVILLE,WI PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 479 TIME - 1330 N3954W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DODGEVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DEKALB,IL EDEN PRAIRIE,MN DODGEVILLE,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3954W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dodgeville Muni
N3954WRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2025 · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3954W · 1
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