From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On nov 4, 2002, at approximately 1735 central standard time, a Piper PA24, N6606P hit a power line, about 2.2 miles south of the Fond Du Lac airport, fondulac WI. The aircraft was destroyed by impact of the ground and post-impact fire. The pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The flight departed from porter cunty airport, valparaiso, Indiana, at approximately 1620 CDT. Night time visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOV 4, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1735 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA24, N6606P HIT A POWER LINE, ABOUT 2.2 MILES SOUTH OF THE FOND DU LAC AIRPORT, FONDULAC WI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT OF THE GROUND AND POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM PORTER CUNTY AIRPORT, VALPARAISO, INDIANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 CDT. NIGHT TIME VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.