# NTSB CHI80FET04: Piper PA-32, N44503, Laporte, IN, November 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1979
- Place: Laporte, IN · LAPORTE, IN
- Location: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6109&lon=-86.7148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3174  79/11/22   LAPORTE,IN          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 2831
        TIME - 0605                    N44503              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 282 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAPORTE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANVILLE,IL                 LAPORTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N44503 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laporte Muni

## 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 19791122035229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791122035229A), Nov 22, 1979: Piper PA32300, Laporte, IN, Substantial damage. Made night downwind landing on short, wet runway. Unable to stop. Made go-around. Hit fence at end of runway.

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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