# Accident 19850426069881A: Piper PA17, Prairie Dusac, WI, April 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1985, 17:36 local time
- Place: Prairie Dusac, WI
- Airport: Sauk Prairie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2904° N, 89.7192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2904&lon=-89.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N761R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N761R-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426069881A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4707T, Cessna R182: [Accident 19850426069882A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426069882A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI85FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA176), Apr 26, 1985: Piper PA-17 (N761R), Prairie Dusac, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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