# Accident 19970802039689A: Piper PA24250, Fond Du Lac, WI, August 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1997, 15:35 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Airport: Fond Du Lac County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7694° N, 88.4395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7694&lon=-88.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N720MB-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970802039689A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING POWER UP TO TAXI OVER LIP OF CONCRETE. STRUCK 5 PARKED AIRCRAFT. (-23) ON AUG 2, 1997, AT 1545 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A PA-24-250 N720MB, COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI AT FOND DU LAC AIRPORT, FOND DU LAC WI.  THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ON THE TAXI STRIP FROM THE PARKED GRASSY AREA.  BY THROTTLING THE AIRPLANE TO MOVE IT THE PLANE LEAPED FORWARD AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL, CROSSING THE TAXI STRIP, SPIN TO THE LEFT 180 DEGREES AND INTO A ROW OF PARKED AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THEM.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE PASSENGER HAD MINOR CUTS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI97LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA244), Aug 2, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N720MB), Fond Du Lac, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the throttle control friction lock, and his inadequate remedial action. Related factors were his lack of experience in type of aircraft, the pilot's habit interference,…

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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