Piper PA-28 N6793J
6 August 1987 · Fairwater, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1987 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N6793J was involved in an accident near Fairwater, Wisconsin, United States. 2 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairwater, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.7402, -88.8602
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N6793J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Schaumburg → Oshkosh
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87FA187
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | N. Andover, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150H | Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172XP | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Footville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | Trans Air Corp. | No injuries | - |
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| 17 May 1987 | Cessna 150J | Neillsville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |