# Accident 20021104037629A: Piper PA24, Fond Du Lac, WI, November 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2002, 17:35 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Airport: Fond Du Lac County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7703° N, 88.4392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7703&lon=-88.4392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6606P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6606P-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,260 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021104037629A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA018), Nov 4, 2002: Piper PA-24 (N6606P), Fond du Lac, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the power lines while on a night VFR approach. Factors to the accident included the dark night and the power lines.

## Other reports on N6606P (2)

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

- [Accident 19990830025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990830025499A), Aug 30, 1999: Piper PA24 (N6606P), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 30, 1999, at 1145 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24, N6606P, piloted by a private pilot sustained substantial damage during a gear up…
- [Incident 19780704042089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042089I), Jul 4, 1978: Piper PA24 (N6606P), Saginaw, MI, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted landing gear on rollout. No gear malfunction found.

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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