# Accident 19860919045499A: Piper PA32R300, Wisconsin Rapid, WI, September 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1986, 20:15 local time
- Place: Wisconsin Rapid, WI
- Airport: Alexander Field South
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3409° N, 89.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3409&lon=-89.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4909F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEP09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860919045499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED GROUND INVERTED ON APPROACH IN IMC. PILOT STATED SDF APPROACH. SDF NOTAMED OUT OF SERVICE

## 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 CHI86FEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEP09), Sep 20, 1986: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4909F), Wisconsin Rapid, 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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