20110725014779A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J3L-65 · Van Dyne, WI · July 25, 2011

Date: July 25, 2011 · 11:46 local
Place: Van Dyne, WI
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N81BF
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11FA505
Reported as: Piper J3L-65
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N81BFRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Piper J3L-65S/N 6084 Airframe modelPiper J3L-65

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What happened

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On July 25, 2003, at 1646Z, a Piper model J3L-65, N81BF, while flying at low altitude over lake winnebago, WI, crashed into the lake approximately 10 miles southeast of osh, WI. The pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. privacy data omitted Was operating the aircraft as a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 25, 2003, AT 1646Z, A PIPER MODEL J3L-65, N81BF, WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI, CRASHED INTO THE LAKE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OSH, WI. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11FA505Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportVan Dyne, WIThe pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.Jul 25, 2011 · Substantial damage