CHI75AC086

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-16 · Janesville, WI · May 10, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 10, 1975
Place
Janesville, WI · JANESVILLE, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5382HPiper PA-16N91032Taylorcraft DCO-65
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
132404

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0895  75/5/10    JANESVILLE,WI       TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 288
        TIME - 1230                    N91032              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 183 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW HOLSTEIN,WI             BELOIT,WI                    JANESVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- FORMATION PRACTICE.RUDDER BENT,PLT LNDD IN OPEN FLD OK.OTR ACFT N5382H MINOR DMG.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0895  75/5/10    JANESVILLE,WI       PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 302
        TIME - 1230                    N5382H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW HOLSTEIN,WI             BELOIT,WI                    JANESVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N5382H
Reported as
Piper PA-16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N91032
Reported as
Taylorcraft DCO-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 2

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.