# Accident 20090823048989A: Rewey Willi CH 801, Cottage Grove, WI, August 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2009, 11:28 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, WI
- Airport: Blackhawk Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0792° N, 89.1990° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0792&lon=-89.1990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171WR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171WR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rewey William M CH 801 (registry code 056105F, https://openairdocs.org/model/rewey-william-m-ch-801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REWEY WILLI CH 801
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 37 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA537) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090823048989A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 23, 2009 AT 1128 CDT AN AMATEUR BUILT CH-801, N171WR REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST POWER DURING CLIMBOUT FROM BLACK HAWK AIRFIELD (87), COTTAGE GROVE, WISCONSIN WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT.  \VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.   THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BUILDER AND ONE OF THE TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN09CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA537), Aug 23, 2009: Rewey William M CH 801 (N171WR), Cottage Grove, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation from a blocked fuel screen that resulted from the pilot/owner's inadequate inspection and maintenance of the fuel system.

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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