# Accident 19990315002479A: Piper J5A, Wausau, WI, March 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1999
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 45.0202° N, 89.5299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0202&lon=-89.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40888, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40888) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990315002479A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOOK OFF, CLIMBED TO 1200 FEET AGL, AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, THE PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO, THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD AND ROLLED OVER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON MARCH 15, 1999, AT 1420 CST.  A PIPER J5A, N40888 REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DA^ FLIPPED OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NORTH EAST OF WAUSAU, PIRPORT, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN.  THE FORCED LANDING WAS DUE TO ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE LEVELING OFF AT 1200 AT AGL.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WAUSAU, WISCONSON, ON MARCH 15, 1999 AT 1400 CST.

## 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 CHI99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA109), Mar 15, 1999: Piper J5A (N40888), Wausau, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the lack of suitable terrain for landing. A factor to the accident was the aircraft owner not performing necessary maintenance to the aircraft.

## Other reports on N40888 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950622022359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950622022359A), Jun 22, 1995: Piper J5A (N40888), Wausau, WI, Substantial damage. Taxiing in conjested area. Wing struck fuel pump on pump island. Bent struts and wing spar. (-23) during taxi for takeoff pilot struck gas pump causing…

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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