- Date
- July 15, 1979
- Place
- South Byron, WI · SOUTH BYRON, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4839HPiper PA-17
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790715020299A
- Case key
- 134082
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2265 79/7/15 SOUTH BYRON,WI PIPER PA-17 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 330 TIME - 1140 N4839H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - R BAIER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRANDON,WI SOUTH BYRON,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED REMARKS- PLT STATED FOUND RAG STUCK IN RUDDER CABLE PULLEY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4839H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- R Baier 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.