# Accident 20010214001889A: Piper PA28R201, Voyager Village, WI, February 14, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 14, 2001, 21:02 local time - Place: Voyager Village, WI - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 46.0003° N, 92.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0003&lon=-92.3694&mi=10 - Aircraft: N120CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120CC-2003-08-26) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201 - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 4 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA089) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010214001889A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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. ## 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 CHI01FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA089), Feb 15, 2001: Piper PA-28R-201 (N120CC), Webb Lake, WI, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the trees during takeoff. Factors were the trees, transmission wire, and the dark night. ## Other reports on N120CC (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19981220042249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981220042249I), Dec 20, 1998: Piper PA28R201 (N120CC), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-5 While landing on runway 32 r at mic aircraft slid off left side of runway striking runway light. There were no injuries. The aircraft had minor damage to… - [Accident 19960323004872A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960323004872A), Mar 23, 1996: Piper PA28R201 (N120CC), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Holding on ramp for taxiway traffic was struck by taxiing aircraft that was turning on ramp to clear same traffic. 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. 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