# Accident 20110725014779A: Piper J3L-65, Van Dyne, WI, July 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2011, 11:46 local time
- Place: Van Dyne, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8881° N, 88.4544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8881&lon=-88.4544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81BF-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L-65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA505) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110725014779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11FA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA505), Jul 25, 2011: Piper J3L-65 (N81BF), Van Dyne, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

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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