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Piper PA-23-250 N54815

27 February 1985 · Markesan, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 February 1985 at about 00:15 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N54815 was involved in an accident near Markesan, Wisconsin, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Markesan, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Nowatzski Feild (RLA)
Coordinates
43.6991, -88.9803
Aircraft
Piper PA-23-250
Registration
N54815
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Black River → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
CHI85LA126

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ALTHOUGH THE PILOT BELIEVED HE HAD ENOUGH VISIBILITY TO LAND AT THIS UNLIGHTED AIRFIELD AT DUSK, HE, IN FACT, ALIGNED THE AIRCRAFT UP APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. HE LANDED IN A SHALLOW SNOWBANK THAT PARALLELED THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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