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NTSB investigations, 1985, WI

180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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NTSB CHI86LA053Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Glidden, WIThe aircraft collided with powerlines while attempting a power off landing after engine stoppage. The fuel tanks were inspected and there was no fuel in the right tanks and only a small quantity in the lft tank. The engine was tested and found to function…Dec 28, 1985 · N8687S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI86LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Dodgeville, WIAfter a x-country flt and during the landing roll the acft started to drift left on the snow covered rwy. The left main gear then encountered deeper snow causing the acft to swing to the left and run into a six-ft snowbank.Dec 15, 1985 · N8458H · Substantial damageNTSB CHI86LA022Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182N · Kenosha, WIAccording to the pilot the flight from toledo to the kenoshaarea was uneventful. During the VOR approach to rwy 14 (approx 2 miles from the end of the runway) the aircraft impacted the ground and was destroyed. The pilot stated that the last thing he rembered…Nov 2, 1985 · N92302 · DestroyedNTSB CHI86FA017Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 47G-5 · Plainfield, WIThe acft crashed into trees and nosed into the wooded terrain after a loss of powr. The helicopter had been refueled the day before the acc. Normal fuel load was 20 gals. The plt had sprayed 20 acres & flown 9 miles to another field to spray but aborted due…Oct 27, 1985 · N7840S · DestroyedNTSB CHI86LA010Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech K35 · New Lisbon, WIAccording to the plt, acft preflight, engine runup and warm up were normal. Takeoff and initial climb up to approx 300 ft AGL were normal also. At this point the engine quit and the plt performed a forced landing in a clover field below him. The acft was…Oct 14, 1985 · N6060E · DestroyedNTSB CHI86LA008Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Lake Geneva, WIAfter touchdown & about 600 ft from the approach end of runway 23 the aircraft collided with a moped crossing the runway. The 11 yr old operator of the moped was seriously injured.Oct 6, 1985 · N55785 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI86LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTodd Pitts · Hartford, WIN2032 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…Oct 6, 1985 · N14JK · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB CHI86LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Crivitz, WIThe plt lost directional control of the acft during the landing roll in x-wind conditions. As the acft veered to the left side of the rwy it struck a rwy light. The arpt owner stated the acft touched down in a crabbed position and the local winds were from…Oct 2, 1985 · N52142 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA384Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Racine, WIThe pilot reported a gust of wind resulted in a nose high left turn just prior to touchdown. Power was added & the left wing contacted the runway. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway and hit a ditch.Sep 21, 1985 · N50433 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA374Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Minocqua, WIThe PIC attempted to start the engine. The engine started but in about 3 seconds stopped. During a second start attempt a fire started in the engine compartment. The PIC thought he had extinguished the fire when flames were seen in the copilot pedal area. The…Sep 13, 1985 · N4885Y · DestroyedNTSB DCA85AA036Accident · 31 fatalFinal reportDouglas DC-9-14 · Milwaukee, WIThe Safety Board's full report on this investigation is provided as Aviation Accident Report number AAR-87/01. To obtain a copy of this report, or to view the executive summary online, please see the Web site at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm Drg…Sep 6, 1985 · N100ME · DestroyedNTSB CHI85FEP04Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPZL-Bielsko SZD-45A Ogar · Ft. Atkinson, WIWitnesses reported seeing the acft shortly after takeoff at an alt of aprx 40 to 50 ft AGL. At this time, according to witnesses, the eng slowed down, the acft turned left and dove into the terrain. No mechanical failure/malfunction was discovered during an…Aug 31, 1985 · N35AS · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85IA359Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBritish Aerospace BAC 1-11-201AC · Green Bay, WIThe airplane landed & touched down in the first 1/3 of the runway. It veered to the left, then back to the center & went off the end the runway showed signs of steam cleaning where the tires were & the tires showed signs of rubber inversion. The pilot elected…Aug 29, 1985 · N101EX · No damageNTSB CHI85FEP03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportRoger W. Stigen EAA Biplane SR-1 · Sprimg Greem, WIEaa bi plane N3541, piloted by john boatright, and registered to freeborn county aircraft inc., albert lea, Minnesota, sustained substantial damage during a landing approach to runway 27 at the lone rock airport at approximately 1900 CDT on August 26, 1985.…Aug 27, 1985 · N3541 · DestroyedNTSB CHI85FA344Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLearjet 23 · Madison, WIThe plt elected to take off with a heavy loaded acft on the short rwy. The plt stated a loud noise was heard as the acft approached 80 KTS. The takeoff was aborted at 100 KTS. Hydroplaning was experienced and a loss of control occurred. The acft traveled off…Aug 13, 1985 · N61TS · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA338Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-5 · Pickett, WIThe fld where this accident occurred had been sprayed one week prior to the accident by a fixed-wing acft at an alt of 20 ft. no wires were noted to be a hazard at that time. On the day of the accident the plt of the helicopter was talking to a spotter on the…Aug 7, 1985 · N1476W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Whitewater, WIAccording to the plt he planned to use max performance takeoff procedures out of the owner's manual for the takeoff. After brake release the acft began to roll down the sod rwy. Acceleration continued, but according to the plt, his airspeed increase seemed…Aug 6, 1985 · N8229L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FA334Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · Walworth, WIThe pilot took off with weather conditions of 100 ft ceiling & visibility of 1/4 mile. Theflight tookd off to the south & crashed in a corn field south of the airstrip tracking 058. The engine was heard at a high power setting just prior to impact.Aug 5, 1985 · N11VS · DestroyedNTSB CHI85FA325Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Eureka, WIPrior to takeoff the pilot calculated that with 48 gallons of fuel he could make the four hour flight to oshkosh with one hour of fuel to spare. Upon arriving at a point 25 mi sw of oshkosh he received a request to descend 1200 ft, a request to climb 1200 ft…Jul 31, 1985 · N8503E · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA324Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing E75 · Delavan, WIThe acft nosed over during a forced lndg after the eng quit. The plt said he ran out of fuel.Jul 30, 1985 · N5191N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA320Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Franklin, WIThe pilot used a shortfield takeoff and the acft would not fly. The plt aborted the takeoff and landed on the end of therwy, overrunning the rwy and striking a ditch. The plt reported engine RPM normal and the acft was under max gross takeoff weight.Jul 29, 1985 · N4542F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA328Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Lakewood, WIThe student plt and his pax had landed on an airstrip on a golf course. On takeoff the student plt lifted off early and stalled back on the turf. He then lost directional control, veered off the airstrip and struck a golfer in the back with the outer section…Jul 27, 1985 · N7183R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA327Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoward DGA-15P · Fond Du Lac, WIThe plt had accurued aprx 12 hrs of flying time on the day of the accident. During the final landing the acft touched down at the rwy mid-point and bounced. The acft then struck a rwy light and veered off the rwy paved surface into soft sod. The plt attempted…Jul 27, 1985 · N5604V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FA315Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportChristopher D. Brown Gyroplane · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot was practicing low altitude maneuvers, adjacent to the runway. When he turned to make a downwind, at the southeast end of the runway, he impacted with the terrain. Witnesses stated that they observed the gyroplane making steep turns at a low…Jul 26, 1985 · N46Z · DestroyedNTSB CHI85FEP02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportNeyman-Pietenpol GN-2 · Brodhead, WIThe acft was observed making steep turns at about 500 ft AGL just prior to the acdnt. One witness stated that the airspeed was decaying during these turns & the acft stalled while in a steep bank. Reportedly, the acft began spinning, then the plt stopped the…Jul 25, 1985 · N13708 · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA307Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30 · Sheboygan, WIThe acft collided with a ditch during a forced landing following a loss of power in cruise flt. The plt reported he switched the fuel selector from the left to the right tank, & after aprx 3 minutes, a total loss of power was experienced. He stated that…Jul 21, 1985 · N7315V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA304Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210H · Burlington, WIPilot estimated 15 gals of fuel at preflt. After 15 min grd delay due to traffic pilot tookoff and climbed to 2,500'MSL. After cruising 22 nmi the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. During attempt to ld in corn field pilot attempted to stretch his glide and…Jul 21, 1985 · N6139F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Pepin, WIThe aircraft traveled three quarters down a 2300 foot sod runway and the pilot attempted to takeoff with 55 KIAS. The aircraft mushed into trees off the end of the runway when the pilot couldn't obtain flying speed. The pilot reported full engine RPM was…Jul 19, 1985 · N38174 · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA290Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269A · Oconomowoc, WIThe helicpoter contacted a corn crop and came to rest inverted during an aerial application flt. The plt stated, 3 passes were made over the fld being sprayed and after a turn to begin the 4th pass, the helicopter settled with pwr contacting the crop.Jul 16, 1985 · N8877F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA286Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Appleton, WIAs the plt applied brakes during a full stop landing, the right brake failed. The plt then maneuvered the acft off the paved landing surface in an attempt to get it to roll to a stop. The right landing gear strut collapsed. The acft then slid into a fence and…Jul 14, 1985 · N4137F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA297Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Iola, WIUpon takeoff at approximately 100 ft AGL the pilot experienced a partial power loss which necessitated a forced landing in a soft, wet potato field. The pilot had time to switch fuel tanks and magnetos prior to touchdown, but the power loss remained constant.…Jul 13, 1985 · N1487A · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA287Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Stoughton, WIUpon landing following a normal 70 knot final approach the aircraft initially touched down one-third of the way down the 2500 ft grass runway. A bounce carried the aircraft to a point halfway down the runway where the aircraft landed in a full stall. The…Jul 13, 1985 · N47677 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA279Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Fond Du Lac, WIThe acft nosed over in soft terrain 1/4 mile short of the rwy at fon du lac arpt following a total loss of pwr. The flt departed henderson, KY, at 1510 CDT with 26 gallons of fuel and the pwr loss occurred at 1925 CDT, 4 hrs and 15 minsafter departure. Post…Jul 6, 1985 · N8219S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA267Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-200 · New Richmond, WIThe acft veered to the rt & hit a rwy marker during the attempted go-around. The wind was from 210 degrees at 19 KTS gusting to 27 KTS. The plt said that if the marker had been 'break-away' plastic the damage would have been negliable.Jul 3, 1985 · N33006 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Elkhorn, WIThe acft collided with the terrain during a low alt maneuver. The plt said that he allowed the airspeed to dissipate during a turn and before he could recover the acft hit the ground.Jul 3, 1985 · N65562 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA264Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Coleman, WIThe pilot departed on a short x-country flt. Stated fuel aboard was 8 gls. Pilot diverted from drct flt and ran out of fuel after one hour airborne. Ld in farm field. Struck a post with resultant sub damage to airframe.Jun 28, 1985 · N3859R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FA253Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Reedsburg, WINo known witnesses observed the plt preflt the acft or takeoff. He departed in the evening while the arpt was not attended. At aprx 2012 CDT, his son observed & recognized the acft. At that time, the son was at his own home about 1/2 mi from the plt's home.…Jun 26, 1985 · N32461 · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA252Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-19A · Appleton, WIThe left main landing gear collapsed following a loss of directional control during landing. The landing was made on rwy 21 with winds from 240 degs at 18 KTS gusting to 30 KTS. The plt reported the acft drifted left during the landing and side loads on the…Jun 23, 1985 · N6056N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Mosinee, WIThe plt stated that he failed to flare properly following a 'fast and flat' final approach. The acft landed on its nosewheel resulting in substantial damage to the acft.Jun 20, 1985 · N12997 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Boscobel, WIThe engine failed on final approach. The aircraft did not clear a wooded area resulting in an uncontrolled descent. The camshaft had failed at the number 1 journal oil groove.Jun 17, 1985 · N18382 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA230Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Blair, WIThe plt attempted to land the acft in a farm field but was unable to stop before reaching the end of the field. The acft ran through a fence & a ditch before coming to rest. The plt stated that he overshot the rwy, landed long, & was unable to stop the acft…Jun 8, 1985 · N55956 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA228Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Osceola, WIThe solo student plt attempted to land the acft with an aprx 90 deg x-wind of 24 KTS gusting to 32 KTS. Feeling unsure of the conditions on his first apch, he decided to make a go around. This he successfully accomplished. On his second attempt, he was able…Jun 8, 1985 · N1644P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Merrill, WIThe plt was performing touch-and-go's when on the landing roll she allowed the acft to drift off the rwy into soft terrain. The acft nosed over. The plt stated that she was looking inside to raise the flaps.May 31, 1985 · N66069 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA215Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Marshfield, WIThe pilot made a precautionary landing in a field. After checking the acft fuel tanks he attempted to takeoff on a gravel road. During the ground run the acft collided with trees & skidded into a field.May 27, 1985 · N67955 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA208Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Necedah, WIAfter a flt with an instructor, the student took off on a solo flt. During a touch & go the student stated, '... I came in high & fast. I landed long and the aircraft bounced twice. I then panicked and pushed the control forward causing the nose to dive into…May 25, 1985 · N5481Q · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FEP01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBeech 35-C33 · Middleton, WIAt lift-off during the departure, the plt noticed oil spray on the windshield. He initiated an aborted takeoff by retarding the throttle, then realized there was insufficient rwy remaining, so he applied full throttle again. However, the eng did not respond…May 23, 1985 · N6144V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA216Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32T-300 · Milwaukee, WIThe pilot stated that the approach was normal and flown at 90 KIAS. He flared high and the acft landed hard on the right main landing gear, due to the excessive rate of decent. The damage was limited to the right wing spar and ribs.May 19, 1985 · N39628 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDassault-Breguet Falcon 50 · Lake Geneva, WIHigh sink rate developed on short final. Acft touched down 13 ft prior to runway before sink rate could be arrested. Landing gear collapsed after contacting edge of rwy which is 7 inches higher than surrounding terrain. Tail section of acft caught fire just…May 12, 1985 · N1181G · DestroyedNTSB CHI85LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A152 · West Bend, WIPlt departed fondulac, WI, with full fuel (24.5 gallons usable) and flew aprx 25 miles south where 2 1/2 hrs were spent taking aerial photographs. Flt then proceeded aprx 60 miles to manitowoc, WI where a landing was made. Departure was then made with aprx 9…May 8, 1985 · N4799A · Substantial damageNTSB CHI85FA185Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech B35 · Sussex, WIA student plt was on his 1st solo x-country flt in a Cessna 152, N6464L. After taking off at the brookfield arpt (elev 850 ft), he had climbed to 2000 ft MSL & was heading 350 deg when he saw a Beech B35 (bonanza), N5182C, converging from his right. The…May 2, 1985 · N5182C · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage