# NTSB CHI81DEP25: Piper PA-28, N671FL, Wonewoc, WI, June 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1981
- Place: Wonewoc, WI · WONEWOC, WI
- Location: 43.6535° N, 90.2242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wonewoc, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6535&lon=-90.2242&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1496  81/6/27    WONEWOC,WI          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N671FL              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE CASTLES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WONEWOC,WI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N671FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671FL-1981-08-15), registration cancelled 1981-08-15, S/N 28-7125598 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Three Castles

## 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 19810627041559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627041559A), Jun 27, 1981: Piper PA28140, Wonewoc, WI, Substantial damage. Used wrong rudder on crosswind landing. Airplane ran off upwind side of runway. Struck hedge-row.

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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