- Date
- November 18, 1984, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wild Rose, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2428LPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841118068869A
- Case key
- 12957
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was flying at 500 ft AGL over an open marsh that is surrounded by higher terrain covered with pine trees, looking for his father who was hunting in the area. The plt continued to state that he became preoccupied with trying to identify a person on the ground and thus was not watching his altitude. He entered a climbing left turn at which time he heard something hit the acft which was later determined to be a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2428L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0700
- Airframe hours
- 1,923
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sentry Aviation Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 21, 1984 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- STE · Stevens Point, WI
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 147 total · 57 in this make and model · 105 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUW, 40 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.
Other investigations on N2428L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.