# NTSB CHI81DER40: Piper PA-32, N39628, Crivitz, WI, September 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1981
- Place: Crivitz, WI · CRIVITZ, WI
- Location: 45.2334° N, 88.0069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crivitz, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2334&lon=-88.0069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123649
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DER40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1944  81/9/14    CRIVITZ,WI          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 155
        TIME - 2030                    N39628              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRIVITZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIMMERMANN,WI               CRIVITZ,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39628](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39628-2023-04-27), registration cancelled 2023-04-27, S/N 32R-7887127, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crivitz

## 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 19810914059259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914059259A), Sep 14, 1981: Piper PA32RT300T, Crivitz, WI, Substantial damage. Landed downwind, ran off end of runway into a ditch. No runway end lights or marked obstruction. UNICOM gave 18.

## Other investigations on N39628 (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 ERA23LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA040), Oct 23, 2022: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39628), Lake Worth, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CHI85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA216), May 19, 1985: Piper PA-32T-300 (N39628), Milwaukee, WI, 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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