- Date
- October 6, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hartford, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19851006048941A19851006048942A
- Case key
- 13365
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Analysis
N2032 had taken off, remained in the traffic pattern, & landed. N14JK had taken off, obtained a radio check at altitude,descended and entered the traffic pattern. Immediately afterlanding N14JK ran into N2032. N14JK reportedly made two radio calls in the traffic pattern. N2032 was equipped with a radio; however, it was reported inoperative.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N14JK
- Reported as
- Todd Pitts
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- L16572-36A
- Airframe hours
- 701
- Engine
- Lycoming UNK, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Todd Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1985
- Airport
- C31 · Hartford Muni, runway 29, 3,000 × 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.
- Registration
- N2032
- Reported as
- Anderson Mini ACE CA-61 (MINI ACE C)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1504
- Airframe hours
- 40
- Engine
- Franklin SPORT 4, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Allen L. Bruggink
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 11, 1984
- Airport
- C31 · Hartford Muni, runway 29, 3,000 × 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N14JK
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 1,030 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N2032
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 185 total · 38 in this make and model · 121 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.