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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Purtee Kevin M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · Brodhead, WI · July 22, 2012

Date
July 22, 2012 · 14:55 local
Place
Brodhead, WI
Airport
Brodhead
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N899KP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA469
Reported as
Purtee Kevin M Pietenpol Aircamper
Reported engine
Amateur-built CORVAIR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total353 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft lost power shortly after take-off, stalled and spun into cornfield 1/4 mile from airport. Investigation showed water in fuel was likely cause.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, STALLED AND SPUN INTO CORNFIELD 1/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED WATER IN FUEL WAS LIKELY CAUSE.

NTSB investigation

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