# Accident 20190725011819A: Culver LCA, Viroqua, WI, July 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2019, 15:55 local time
- Place: Viroqua, WI
- Airport: Viroqua Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5569° N, 90.8886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5569&lon=-90.8886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29272, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29272) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LCA (registry code 8730202, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CULVER LCA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190725011819A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 25, 2019 AT 1540 CST, A 1940 CULVER CADET LCA N29272, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD AFTER THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND THEN FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST ON THE CANOPY AND THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT

## 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 CEN19LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA243), Jul 25, 2019: Culver LCA (N29272), Viroqua, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N29272 (1)

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

- [Incident 20001217022479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001217022479I), Dec 17, 2000: Supac LCA (N29272), Salem, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported normal landing with gear indications down and locked. During taxi, in a left turn, the gear collapsed. A/c skidded 20-30 ft. mechanical…

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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