- Date
- April 25, 1984, 18:15 local (Apr 26, 1984, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Genoa City, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6737WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840425016189A
- Case key
- 12587
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After takeoff, the plt had made 2 turns & had attained an alt of about 200 ft AGL when the eng sputtered & lost power. He was unable to turn & land on the rwy, but continued straight ahead to avoid houses & trees. During an emergency landing, the acft collided with a power line & crashed in a field. An exam revealed water in the fuel sys. The caretaker of the arpt said the acft had not been flown since nov 1983. Also, he reported that the plt had drained water from the fuel tanks on the previous day. The caretaker had told the plt not ot fly the acft until after the eng had been run for about 30 min & was running right.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6737W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-20856
- Airframe hours
- 2,865
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bernard G. O'Reilly
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 6, 1983
- Departed
- 64C · Genoa City, WI
- Airport
- 64C · Vincent Field, runway 9, 2,100 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 35 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 31 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.