Plane Crash List

Cessna R182 N4707T

26 April 1985 · Prairie Dusac, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 26 April 1985 at about 23:36 local time, a Cessna R182 registered N4707T was involved in an accident near Prairie Dusac, Wisconsin, United States. 3 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:36
Classification
Accident
Location
Prairie Dusac, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Sauk-Prairie (91C)
Coordinates
43.2904, -89.7192
Aircraft
Cessna R182
Registration
N4707T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Madison
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85FA176

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 1 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

THIS MIDAIR COLLISION OCCURRED APPROX 2 MI NE OF SAUK-PRAIRIE APT. THE PILOTS OF THE CESSNA WERE IN A CLIMBING RIGHT DEPARTURE TURN AT APPROX 1600 FT MSL HEADING APPROX 120 DEG WHEN A COLLISION OCCURRED WITH A PIIPER HEADING APPROX 270 DEG AND DESCENDING. ONE PILOT IN THE CESSNA WAS WEARING AN INSTRUMENT HOOD. THE PILOT OF THE PIPER WAS FLYING INTO THE SETTING SUN. ONE WITNESS SAW THE PIPER MAKE A SHARP EVASIVE TURN JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE PILOTS OF THE CESSNADID NOT SEE THE PIPER UNTIL AFTER THE COLLISION. FOLLOWING THE COLLISION THE PILOT OF THE PIPER LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED. THE PILOTS IN THE CESSNA LANDED SAFELY BACK AT SAUK-PRAIRIE EVEN THOUGH 3 FT 4 INCHES OF THE RIGHT WING AND 4 FT 4 INCHES OF THE RIGHT AILERON WERE MISSING. NEARLY FULL LEFT AILERON WAS REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE RECOVERY AND LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Cessna R182 R182 N4707T - Substantial
Piper PA-17 PA-17 N761R - Destroyed

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