- Date
- April 6, 1973
- Place
- Independence, WI · INDEPENDENCE, WI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4451JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730406007959A
- Case key
- 170339
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0709 73/4/6 INDEPENDENCE,WIS PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 300 TIME - 1930 N4451J PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA CROSSE,WIS EAU CLAIRE,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 3000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT ATTEMP.TO MAINT.VFR FLT.COLLIDED WITH TREES ON 1380FT MSL RIDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4451J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Eau Ccaire
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4451J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.