# NTSB IAD76FLQ10: Piper PA-22, N6161D, Lagrange, KY, November 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1975
- Place: Lagrange, KY · LAGRANGE, KY
- Location: 38.3973° N, 85.3768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grange, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3973&lon=-85.3768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151877
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3265  75/11/15   LAGRANGE,KY         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N6161D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEATS FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               LAGRANGE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- FULL FLAP GO-AROUND TOWARD RISING TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6161D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6161D-1989-05-09), registration cancelled 1989-05-09, S/N 224808 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Neats Farm

## 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 19751115034779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751115034779A), Nov 15, 1975: Piper PA22150, Lagrange, KY, Substantial damage. Full flap go-around toward rising trrn.

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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