- Date
- March 1, 1975
- Place
- Lake Geneva, WI · LAKE GENEVA, WI
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8502NPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750301005329A
- Case key
- 147799
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0474 75/3/1 LAKE GENEVA,WI PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 191 TIME - 2025 N8502N PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAYBOY CLUB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELOIT,WI LAKE GENEVA,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- ACFT MAIN GR STRUCK 2-3 FT HI SNOW BANK AT THE BEGINNING OF RWY 25 THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8502N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Playboy Club
N8502NRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8502N · 1
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