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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-17 · Prairie Dusac, WI · April 26, 1985

Date
April 26, 1985 · 17:36 local
Place
Prairie Dusac, WI
Airport
Sauk Prairie
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N761R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FA176
Reported as
Piper PA17
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Entering traffic pattern into sun collided with departing N4707T. Spun to ground. No radio communications.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERING TRAFFIC PATTERN INTO SUN COLLIDED WITH DEPARTING N4707T. SPUN TO GROUND. NO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.

NTSB investigation

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Other aircraft in the event · 1

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