# Accident 20130615010069A: Piper PA-24-260, La Pointe, WI, June 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2013, 18:30 local time
- Place: La Pointe, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7872° N, 90.7661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7872&lon=-90.7661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8815P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8815P-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,369 total, 689 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130615010069A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 15, 2013, AT 1830 CDT A PIPER PA-24-260, N8815P, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND AFTER ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AT MADELINE ISLAND AIRPORT, LA POINTE, WI.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO IFR/VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN13FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA351), Jun 15, 2013: Piper PA-24-260 (N8815P), La Pointe, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after deciding to go around after a gear-up landing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N8815P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781006031999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031999A), Oct 6, 1978: Piper PA24400 (N8815P), Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Rt main fuel tank empty,lt main & both aux full. Fuel sel on rt ma

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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