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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrgl Greatlakes · Dalton, WI · November 7, 1981

Date
November 7, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place
Dalton, WI
Airport
Farmer'S
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N10551
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DEP10
Reported as
Amtrgl Greatlakes
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
929 total61 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made low pass off side of runway to observe field. Wing struck bordering trees. Airplane hit ground, nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

MADE LOW PASS OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY TO OBSERVE FIELD. WING STRUCK BORDERING TREES. AIRPLANE HIT GROUND, NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.