# NTSB CHI80FEP54: Piper PA-22, N7801D, Howard, WI, September 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1980
- Place: Howard, WI · HOWARD, WI
- Location: 44.5686° N, 88.0717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howard, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5686&lon=-88.0717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2228  80/9/13    HOWARD,WI           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 314
        TIME - 1515                    N7801D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAINVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOWARD,WI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLOUR BOMB RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7801D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7801D), registered now, S/N 22-5445, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plainview

## 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 19800913041829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913041829A), Sep 13, 1980: Piper PA22150, Howard, WI, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane over runway at 100 feet AGL, during flour bombing contest. Unable to recover before impact.

## Other investigations on N7801D (2)

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 ANC87LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA085), Jun 30, 1987: Piper PA-22 (N7801D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69D0355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0355-190842), Mar 1, 1969: Piper PA-22 (N7801D), Grimes, IA, 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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