# Accident 19971018031519A: Piper J3L65, Reeseville, WI, October 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Reeseville, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2990° N, 88.8397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2990&lon=-88.8397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33252, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018031519A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN RUNWAY LANDING. STRUCK TREE. (-23) ON OCTOBER 18, 1997, AT 1700 CDT A PIPER PA-J3-L65, NC33252, COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY IN REESEVILLE, WI.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN HARTFORD, WI AT 1545 CDT AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A TOUCH & GO LANDING AT DODGE COUNTY, WI AIRPORT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO REESEVILLE, WI.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI98LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA019), Oct 18, 1997: Piper J3L-65 (N33252), Reeseville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the normal braking system, due to a low level of brake fluid. Factors relating to the accident were: inadequate inspection of the aircraft by other maintenance personnel, the pilot's…

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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