# Accident 19850726034359A: Howard DGA15P, Fond Du Lac, WI, July 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1985, 23:00 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7710° N, 88.4409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7710&lon=-88.4409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5604V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5604V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard DGA-15P (registry code 4690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD DGA15P
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 570 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850726034359A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING, WHEEL STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AND STRUCK LOCALIZER ANTENNA. FATIGUE A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI85LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA327), Jul 27, 1985: Howard DGA-15P (N5604V), Fond Du Lac, WI, substantial damage

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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