# NTSB CHI87FA187: Piper PA-28, N6793J, Fairwater, WI, August 6, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 6, 1987, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Fairwater, WI
- Coordinates: 43.740242, -88.860176 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7402&lon=-88.8602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87FA187
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13652/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA187

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (cause)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)

## Analysis

WHEN THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO ADD PWR TO LEVEL OFF FROM A DSCNT, THE ENG DID NOT RESPOND. HE THEN APPLIED CARB HEAT & TRIED TO RESTART THE ENG, BUT TO NO AVAIL. DURING AN EMERG LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH A TAILWIND, STRUCK A FENCE & SKIDDED TO A STOP IN A CORNFIELD. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE RPRTD. THE PLT BELIEVED THE ENG MAY HAVE LOST PWR DUE TO CARB ICE; CONDS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6793J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6793J-1989-09-12), registration cancelled 1989-09-12, S/N 2824522 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-24522
- Airframe hours: 1588
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert B. Phillips
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 1987, 41 hours before
- Departed: 06C, SCHAUMBURG, IL
- Destination: OSH, OSHKOSH, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 69; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,236 total, 191 in this make and model, 1,044 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: OSH, 22 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870806050409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870806050409A), Aug 6, 1987: Piper PA28140, Fairwater, WI, Substantial damage. Engine failed to respond after a long descent. Landed downwind. Ballooned into a fence. Pilot believed carb icing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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