# Incident 20040224006719I: Amtr STOL701, Exeland, WI, February 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2004, 17:22 local time
- Place: Exeland, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6674° N, 91.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Exeland, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6674&lon=-91.2415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N861SD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N861SD-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherhead Peter L STOL CH 701 (registry code 05605SF, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherhead-peter-l-stol-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STOL701
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 167 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040224006719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2004, AT 1722 CST AN AMATEUR-BUILT WEATHERHEAD, ZENITH STOL CH701, N861SD, STRUCK AND SEVERED AN ELECTRICAL POWER WIRE AND LANDED ON STATE ROAD 48 IN EXELAND, WI. THE RECREATIONAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BIRCHWOOD, WI AT APPROX. 1600 CST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A WISCONSIN STATE TROOPER HAD RECEIVED A COMPLAINT OF A LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA. DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON STATE ROAD 48 (SR48), THE STATE TROOPER OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A LOW PASS OVER ROAD ABOVE HIM. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A POWER WIRE NEAR THE TROOPERS LOCATION AND LANDED ON SR48. THE WIRE WAS RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD FROM A POWER LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SR48 TO A HOME ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SR48. NORTH CENTRAL POWER CO. REPORTED THE WIRE WAS 32 FEET, 2 INCHES ABOVE THE ROAD. THE PILOT GOT OUT, LOOKED OVER THE AIRCRAFT, TAXIED BACK ONTO SR48 AND TOOK OFF AGAIN.

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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