Piper J5A accident near Iola, WI
On August 19, 2023, a Piper J5A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Iola, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 19, 2023
- Place
- Iola, WI
- Aircraft
- Piper J5A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.508°N, 89.024°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230819192898
Official records · CEN23FA369
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 19, 2023, about 1254 central daylight time, a Piper J5A, N35417, was involved in an accident near Iola, Wisconsin. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot flew the airplane to Central County Airport (68C), Iola, Wisconsin, from Escanaba, Michigan, so that an annual inspection of the airplane could be performed at 68C by a mechanic. The mechanic stated that the pilot had driven twice and flown once before to 68C. The mechanic talked to the pilot about 1-2 days before the accident, when the pilot told him he would like to fly the airplane to 68C during a “weather window.” The mechanic told the pilot to tie down the airplane if he arrived on the weekend since he was going to be away. There was no record that the pilot received a ferry permit for the flight since the last annual inspection of the airframe and engine had expired; the airplane’s annual inspection was due in September 2022, about 11 months before the accident. A friend of the pilot drove to 68C to pick up the pilot; when the friend arrived at the airport, he did not see the airplane. The friend looked around the airport and found the airplane nosed over at the end of a taxiway. The friend then drove to a store and called 911. There were no witnesses to the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONNo pilot logbook records showing the pilot had a current flight review were found. The pilot’s wife indicated that she did not know how much flight time the pi
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after landing on a grass taxiway with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose over.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
