- Date
- September 17, 1983, 08:57 local (13:57 UTC)
- Place
- Forestville, WI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15651Piper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830917049289A
- Case key
- 12023
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was observed making low passes, 150-200 ft AGL, over a wooded area & then strike a radio antenna at the 207-FT level. The acft rolled inverted & impacted the ground. Members of the plt's aero club stated that the plt & pax were probably spotting for deer.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15651
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7305108
- Airframe hours
- 4,158
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rio Creek Aviators Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1982 · 185 hours before
- Departed
- 95C · Rio Creek, WI
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 489 total · 489 in this make and model · 419 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N15651 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.