Rotec PANTHER 2+ UNREG
1 December 1989 · Holmen, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1989 at about 17:00 local time, a Rotec PANTHER 2+ registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Holmen, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Holmen, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Packway Farm (09WI)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rotec PANTHER 2+
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Frontenac
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI90DEP02
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
INADVERTENT PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT OF THE EMERGENCY BALLISTIC RECOVERY PARACHUTE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE THRUST AND AERODYNAMIC CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Other Rotec PANTHER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1986 | Rotec PANTHER II PLUS | Sundance, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1989 | Lancair 235 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Aug 1989 | Bell 47G-2A-1 | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1989 | Cessna 172P | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1989 | Cessna 172M | Cedarburg, Wisconsin, United States | Nack, James W. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1989 | Cessna 150J | Osceola, Wisconsin, United States | LEE Rasmussen | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States | Plodzien, Thomas J. | No injuries | - |