# NTSB CHI80FEP43: Piper PA-28R, N7695J, Green Bay, WI, August 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Place: Green Bay, WI · GREEN BAY, WI
- Location: 44.5192° N, 88.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5192&lon=-88.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1699   80/8/7    GREEN BAY,WI        PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N7695J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 20, 252 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN STRAUBEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANKAKEE,IL                 GREEN BAY,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- 3 CAP BOLTS,AN-3-H7A,SECURING N/G ALIGNER BRACKET & N/W STEERING ARM ASSY,SHEARED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7695J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7695J-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 28R-31095, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Austin Straubel

## 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 19800807041749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807041749A), Aug 7, 1980: Piper PA28R180, Green Bay, WI, Substantial damage. Nose wheel steering linkage broke. Airplane veered off runway on landing and struck a deep hole.

## Other investigations on N7695J (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 CHI84LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA014), Oct 7, 1983: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7695J), Waupaca, WI, substantial damage

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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