# Accident 20080203844539A: PAUPERII, Stockbridge, WI, February 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2008, 12:45 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0300° N, 88.1900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0300&lon=-88.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70727, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70727-2008-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Squier Daniel G PAUPER II (registry code 05623L2, https://openairdocs.org/model/squier-daniel-g-pauper-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAUPERII
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 898 total, 595 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080203844539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DIRECTIONAL GUIDANCE DEPARTING FROM A FROZEN LAKE ON AN OVERCAST DAY.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT TURN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WITH THE WING STRIKING THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE A STALL DETECTION DEVICE NOR IS IT REQUIRED FOR AMATEUR BUILT.  THE AIRMAN IS A SPORT PILOT.

## 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 CHI08CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA073), Feb 3, 2008: Squier Pauper II (N70727), Stockbridge, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation while maneuvering after takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. Contributing factors were the snow-covered lake and overcast…

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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