CHI75FEP51

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-25 · Monroe, WI · April 29, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 29, 1975
Place
Monroe, WI · MONROE, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7645ZPiper PA-25
Status
Completed · report July 2, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750429012249A
Case key
148953

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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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3-1230  75/4/29    MONROE,WI           PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 180
        TIME - 1145                    N7645Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,WI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           61                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- T/D ON A RISE ABT 150FT TO R OF RWY HIT TREE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7645Z
Reported as
Piper PA-25
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Monroe Muni

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