- Date
- August 8, 1977
- Place
- Wis.Rapids, WI · WIS.RAPIDS, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N83951Pietenpol GN1
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770808031629A
- Case key
- 145893
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2637 77/8/8 WIS.RAPIDS,WI PIETENPOL GN1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 278 TIME - 1245 N83951 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALEXANDER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WIS.RAPIDS,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE REMARKS- PILOT HAD FLOWN 1HR IN LAST SIX YRS.ENG TACH AND A/C AIRSPEED INDICATOR WERE MALFUNCTIONING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83951
- Reported as
- Pietenpol GN1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Alexander Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.