# NTSB MKC68D0275: Piper PA-28, N7515W, Lewellen, NE, October 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1967
- Place: Lewellen, NE · LEWELLEN, NE
- Location: 41.3305° N, 102.1437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewellen, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3305&lon=-102.1437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113175
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0275
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0275

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3636  67/10/11   LEWELLEN,NEBR       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N7515W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ONE END OF WIRE HOOKED ON STABILATOR. ON LANDING ATTEMPT,WIRE BECAME TAUT AND JERKED ACFT OFF PATH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7515W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7515W), registered now, S/N 28-1431, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7515W (1)

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 DEN66D0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0035), Jun 13, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N7515W), Burlington, CO, 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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