# Accident 20120722016119A: Purtee Kevin M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, Brodhead, WI, July 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2012, 14:55 local time
- Place: Brodhead, WI
- Airport: Brodhead
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5883° N, 89.3717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5883&lon=-89.3717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Purtee Kevin M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 05627L4, https://openairdocs.org/model/purtee-kevin-m-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PURTEE KEVIN M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR CORVAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 353 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA469) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120722016119A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA469), Jul 22, 2012: Purtee Kevin M Pietenpol Aircamper (N899KP), Broadhead, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove water-contaminated fuel during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during takeoff, and his decision to initiate a turn…

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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