Piper PA-28-180 N55785
6 October 1985 · Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 October 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N55785 was involved in an accident near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States. 5 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- American (C02)
- Coordinates
- 42.5806, -88.4198
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N55785
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86LA008
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
AFTER 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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-236 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Taylor MacHine Co. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Cherry Valley, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Washington Twp., Indiana, United States | Bowman Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 1985 | Bell 47G-5 | Plainfield, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1985 | Douglas DC-9-14 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 31 |
| 11 Feb 1985 | Cessna 150D | Siren, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 177RG | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ephriam, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Markesan, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |