- Date
- September 19, 1986, 20:15 local (Sep 20, 1986, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wisconsin Rapid, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4909FPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860919045499A
- Case key
- 13316
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Analysis
ATC had cleared the aircraft for an approach to an airport with several nonprecision instrument approaches and to maintain an altitude until established on a segment of an approach to that airport. Shortly after that time witnesses located 4.5 miles northwest of the airport, heard the aircraft pass close by and the sounds of impact followed by an explosion and fireball. IMC prevailed thruout the general area and the aircraft was on an IFR flight plan.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4909F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-76804
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Neil R. Jacobs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1986
- Departed
- 074 · Sparta, WI
- Destination
- ISW · Wisconsin Rapid, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ISW · Alexander Field
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WAU, 35 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.