- Date
- February 12, 1983, 10:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Reedsburg, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5277XChampion 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830212003499A
- Case key
- 11977
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft impacted a quonset-type bldg while apparently on an unusual type approach for landing. One witness observed theacft make a low south to north pass over the rwy & then pull up into a loop that culminated in the quonset impact. Another witness observed the acft flying south to north at an estimated 100-150 ft. he saw the acft do a half roll & then start a steep descent toward the ground. At 1030, it was reported that a high wing, fixed gear acft, yellow & whitein color, similar to the configuration & color of N5277X, was making low passes over some ice fishermen on a lake.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5277X
- Reported as
- Champion 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 213
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-E1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James H. Roberts
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1982
- Departed
- LNR · Lonerock, MI
- Airport
- C35 · Reedsburg, runway 18, 4,990 × 75 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.