Piper PA-28-140 accident near Lakewood, Wisconsin, July 27, 1985
On July 27, 1985 at about 2:45 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-140, registered N7183R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lakewood, Wisconsin (Lakewood Country Club airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 27, 1985 · about 2:45 pm local time
- Place
- Lakewood, Wisconsin · Lakewood Country Club · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · all PA-28-140s on the register
- Registration
- N7183R · registry record · serial 28-21895
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PLT AND HIS PAX HAD LANDED ON AN AIRSTRIP ON A GOLF COURSE. ON TAKEOFF THE STUDENT PLT LIFTED OFF EARLY AND STALLED BACK ON THE TURF. HE THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, VEERED OFF THE AIRSTRIP AND STRUCK A GOLFER IN THE BACK WITH THE OUTER SECTION OF THE LEFT WING. GOLFER INJURIES WERE MINOR, ACFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 27 hours in all; 27 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 3 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,396 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 26, 1985; 2 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: WI31 Lakewood WI at 2:44 pm
- Destination: 7WI6 Greenbay WI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,640 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:52 pm from GRB, 50 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI85LA328.