# Accident 20010903026519A: Amtr AIRCAMPER, Genoa City, WI, September 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2001, 14:10 local time
- Place: Genoa City, WI
- Airport: Vincent Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5183° N, 88.2993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Vincent Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5183&lon=-88.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7172B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7172B-2002-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gelasi John J AIRCAMPER (registry code 704031Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/gelasi-john-j-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AIRCAMPER
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903026519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2001 AT 1410 CDT, A PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, N7172B, OPERATED BY JOHN J. GELASI IMPACTED THE TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27, AT VINCENT AIRPORT, NEAR GENOA CITY, WISCONSIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CHI01LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA313), Sep 3, 2001: Gelasi Aircamper (N7172B), Bloomfield, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control not possible due to the inadvertent control interference by the front seat passenger. Factors to the accident were the restricted control stick movement and the encountered stall.

## Other reports on N7172B (2)

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

- [Incident 19950728028899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728028899I), Jul 28, 1995: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N7172B), Mchenry, IL. Auto engine carb iced up. Loost power. No carb heat. Replaced engine with an aircraft engine with carb heat.
- [Incident 19910704035809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704035809I), Jul 4, 1991: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N7172B), Harvard, IL, Minor damage. While on fast ground testing,test pilot took off to avoid fence. Aircraft settled damaging gear and propeller.

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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