- Date
- May 9, 1981
- Place
- Johnstown Ctr, WI · JOHNSTOWN CTR, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6921WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810509022639A
- Case key
- 126737
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1075 81/5/9 JOHNSTOWN CTR,WI PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1066 TIME - 1330 N6921W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 726 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAYSLAKE,IL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT ALCOHOL LVLS:BLD .047%;URN .077%;GSTRC .982%.PLTS SON STATED FATHER GOING TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6921W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6921WRegistration cancelled May 2, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.