Cessna 182E N2899Y

Summary

On 9 July 1999 at about 21:13 local time, a Cessna 182E registered N2899Y was involved in an accident near Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 July 1999 at 21:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Aero Park (76C)

Coordinates

43.1394, -88.1192

Aircraft

Cessna 182E

Registration

N2899Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

East Troy → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99FA222

1 person died.

the pilots failure to maintain adequate clearance. A factor was the static wire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft was being flown to the Aero Park Airport in Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, after having been used for parachute activity at the East Troy Municipal airport. The aircraft collided with power lines 110 feet above the ground and subsequently impacted the ground 0.25 statute miles east-northeast of the approach end of runway 23. Weather at the time of the accident was reported as winds 280 at 14 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, and clear skies. The aircraft was examined and no anomalies were found that could be associated with a preexisting condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.