# NTSB CHI80FEP60: Piper PA-28, N33444, Cornucopia, WI, September 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1980
- Place: Cornucopia, WI · CORNUCOPIA, WI
- Location: 46.8567° N, 91.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cornucopia, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8567&lon=-91.1081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2481   80/9/1    CORNUCOPIA,WI       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 474
        TIME - 1635                    N33444              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORNUCOPIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORNUCOPIA,WI               ST PAUL,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT RWY BARREL MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33444](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33444), registered now, S/N 28-7505146, built 1975 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cornucopia

## 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 19800901050029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901050029A), Sep 1, 1980: Piper PA28180, Cornucopia, WI, Substantial damage. Slow acceleration on wet sod, aborted takeoff, unable to stop on wet grass. Hit runway end barrel marker.

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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