What happened
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(-23) On February 14, 2001, at approx. 2100 hours local, a Piper PA-28R-201, registered to club cherokee, inc. of minneapolis, MN. Crashed following take off from Voyager airport (Y05-private) during a personal flight. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The a/c was destroyed and the pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The pilot was a commercially rated CFI, with an instrument rating. The flight originated at Voyager airport, WI. At approx. 2100 hours with an intended destination of crystal airport, MN. Note: since pilot records have not been available for privacy data omitted ^the regulatory check ride date was based on form 8710-1 submitted for the last rating received on September 6, 2000 (multi-engine instrument)privacy data omittedreported total flight time on that date was 322 hours. Additionally, since there is no proof that this was an instructional flight, and since a student pilot can not carry passengers, the certified flight instructor is considered the PIC. (.19) on February 14, 2001, about 2012 CST, a Piper PA-28R-201, N120CC, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed on impact with trees, powerlines, and terrain near webb lake, Wisconsin during takeoff from runway 4 at Voyager Village airstrip near webster, Wisconsin. The personel flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot, student pilot rated passenger, and two other passengers were fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was destined for lake elmo airport, near saint paul, Minnesota. An on-scene investigation was performed. Continuity was established to the flight controls. Engine control continuity was established. The engine produced a thumb compression at all cylinders. The left magneto produced spark at all leads. Fuel was found in the fuel selector valve. The fuel flow divider diaphragm was found wet and had a smell similar to fuel. At 2103, the rice lake regional-carl's field airport, near rice lake Wisconsin, weather was: wind calm, visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature-20 degrees c; dew point-21 degrees c; altimeter 30.11 inches of mercury.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 14, 2001, AT APPROX. 2100 HOURS LOCAL, A PIPER PA-28R-201, REGISTERED TO CLUB CHEROKEE, INC. OF MINNEAPOLIS, MN. CRASHED FOLLOWING TAKE OFF FROM VOYAGER AIRPORT (Y05-PRIVATE) DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT WAS A COMMERCIALLY RATED CFI, WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VOYAGER AIRPORT, WI. AT APPROX. 2100 HOURS WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF CRYSTAL AIRPORT, MN. NOTE: SINCE PILOT RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR ^PRIVACY ^THE REGULATORY CHECK RIDE DATE WAS BASED ON FORM 8710-1 SUBMITTED FOR THE LAST RATING RECEIVED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 (MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUMENT)^PRIVACY D^REPORTED TOTAL FLIGHT TIME ON THAT DATE WAS 322 HOURS. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE THERE IS NO PROOF THAT THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AND SINCE A STUDENT PILOT CAN NOT CARRY PASSENGERS, THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IS CONSIDERED THE PIC. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 14, 2001, ABOUT 2012 CST, A PIPER PA-28R-201, N120CC, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TREES, POWERLINES, AND TERRAIN NEAR WEBB LAKE, WISCONSIN DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 4 AT VOYAGER VILLAGE AIRSTRIP NEAR WEBSTER, WISCONSIN. THE PERSONEL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT, STUDENT PILOT RATED PASSENGER, AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR LAKE ELMO AIRPORT, NEAR SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED. CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. THE ENGINE PRODUCED A THUMB COMPRESSION AT ALL CYLINDERS. THE LEFT MAGNETO PRODUCED SPARK AT ALL LEADS. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER DIAPHRAGM WAS FOUND WET AND HAD A SMELL SIMILAR TO FUEL. AT 2103, THE RICE LAKE REGIONAL-CARL'S FIELD AIRPORT, NEAR RICE LAKE WISCONSIN, WEATHER WAS: WIND CALM, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION CLEAR; TEMPERATURE-20 DEGREES C; DEW POINT-21 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 30.11 INCHES OF MERCURY.
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