Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-150 N7057B

9 January 1993 · La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 9 January 1993 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N7057B, operated by Paul J. Beckman & Radd Johnson, was involved in an accident near La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Madeline Island (WI32)
Coordinates
46.8097, -90.6792
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N7057B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Paul J. Beckman & Radd Johnson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ashland → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI93LA067

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 1 1

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON AN ISLAND AIRPORT. HE MADE A LOW PASS TO BLOW LOOSE SNOW OFF ON THE RUNWAY. AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUT, HE LOST THE HORIZON, AND BEGAN A TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. HE BECAME DISORIENTED DURING THE TURN, AND DRAGGED A WINGTIP ON THE FROZEN LAKE. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK AND SLID TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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