# Accident 20140713012729A: Piper PA-28-181, Waukesha, WI, July 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2014, 12:45 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Crites Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0411° N, 88.2369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0411&lon=-88.2369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9681K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9681K-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA443) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140713012729A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2014, AT 1745 UTC, A PIPER PA28-181, N9681K, WAS ON RIGHT DOWNWIND TURNING TO BASE FOR  RUNWAY 28 AT WAUKESHA COUNTY AIRPORT (UES), WAUKESHA, WI , WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED ONTO A SERVICE ROAD APPROXIMATELY ¼ MILE FROM THE RUNWAY 28 THRESHOLD. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED 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 CEN14LA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA443), Jul 13, 2014: Piper PA 28-181 (N9681K), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because no anomalies were identified during postaccident examination.

## Other reports on N9681K (1)

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

- [Accident 19791126031089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126031089A), Nov 26, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N9681K), Cherokee Villag, AR, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway. Hit rocks on upslope to runway. Sheared off landing gear.

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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