# NTSB CHI81DEP21: Piper PA-28, N8459F, Genoa City, WI, June 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1981
- Place: Genoa City, WI · GENOA CITY, WI
- Location: 42.5075° N, 88.3185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Genoa City, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5075&lon=-88.3185&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1250   81/6/7    GENOA CITY,WI       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N8459F              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VINCENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GENOA CITY,WI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8459F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8459F), registered now, S/N 28-7725114, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Vincent

## 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 19810607030639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607030639A), Jun 7, 1981: Piper PA28140, Genoa City, WI, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway alignment on level-off. Began go-around. Dragged wing, landed sideways. Failed to correct.

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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