Friday, July 30, 2021

Cessna 150H, N561QL: Accident occurred July 01, 2021 in Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; North Florida and Alabama


Location: Carrollton, Alabama
Accident Number: ERA21LA307
Date and Time: July 1, 2021, 13:00 Local 
Registration: N561QL
Aircraft: Cessna 150 
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna 
Registration: N561QL
Model/Series: 150H 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site:
Condition of Light:
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Observation Time:
Distance from Accident Site: 
Temperature/Dew Point:
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Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
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Destination:

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 33.289956,-88.151754 (est)

Cessna 177A Cardinal, N30304: Incident occurred July 29, 2021 at Palo Alto Airport (KPAO), Santa Clara County, California

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Jose, California

Aircraft wing struck the propeller of a parked aircraft.


Date: 29-JUL-21
Time: 19:28:00Z
Regis#: N30304
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 177A
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: PALO ALTO
State: CALIFORNIA

Ryan Navion A, N114ST: Accident occurred July 29, 2021 near Ferguson Airport (82J), Pensacola Escambia County, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Birmingham, Alabama

Anthem Towels LLC


Location: Pensacola, FL 
Accident Number: ERA21FA308
Date & Time: July 29, 2021, 14:28 Local
Registration: N114ST
Aircraft: Ryan Navion
Injuries: 3 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Posted on Kathryn's Report
On July 29, 2021, at 1428 eastern daylight time, a Ryan Navion A, N114ST, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pensacola, Florida. The airline transport pilot and 2 passengers sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

According to the pilot, who was also the owner of the airplane, they were departing their home base, Ferguson Airport (82J), Pensacola, Florida, and were flying to Executive Airport (ORL), Orlando, Florida (about 350 nautical miles away) for a soccer game. The pilot stated the airplane was loaded to 180 lbs. under maximum gross weight and the weather was hot, “at least 94° F.” He computed they would need between 2,000 ft and 2,500 ft of runway to take off. The preflight inspection, engine runup, and associated magneto checks yielded normal results and the flight control checks were accomplished without any anomalies detected. During the takeoff roll, the airplane’s acceleration appeared “ok”, and the takeoff roll was longer than normal as he expected. All engine indications and temperatures appeared in the normal operating range. After rotation and initial climb, he retracted the landing gear. The moment he put the gear up, the engine rpm started decreasing from 2,600 rpm down to about 2,300 rpm, and the manifold pressure remained normal. The engine sounded normal; there were no indications, roughness, or abnormal noises coming from the engine that he could feel or hear.

About 200 ft mean sea level, he could no longer maintain level flight and the airplane descended. He made a right turn and attempted a forced landing on a school running track. At the completion of the turn, he realized he could not make it and told his passengers to brace for impact. He left the landing gear retracted so he could maintain the airplane’s airspeed. The airplane impacted a tree and 6 ft-tall chain linked security fence before impacting the parking lot and coming to rest.

Several eyewitnesses at 82J stated that during the takeoff roll, the airplane engine sounded “rough” and the airplane, which they had previously observed taking off at the midpoint of the runway, used nearly the entire length (3,225 ft) before becoming airborne. Video security footage from the school near where the pilot performed the forced landing showed the airplane during initial climb from left to right, before flying out of the frame, then about 45 seconds later, it showed the airplane come into the frame from right to left on the school property. The airplane was in a nose high pitch attitude and the wings were level as it impacted a tree and the security fence before impacting the paved parking lot. An opposing security camera captured the post-impact fire that immediately ensued.

The airplane contacted tress and a chain link security fence before coming to rest in a paved parking lot at an elementary school about 3/4 of a mile from the departure end of runway 18 at 82J. Wreckage debris and broken tree limbs were scattered along a path about 100 ft-long and oriented on an approximate 310-degree magnetic heading. The final wreckage site was compact, and all engine structural components and flight control surfaces were accounted for at the scene.

The fuel tanks were breached during impact and the security video showed that the postimpact fire burned for about 10 minutes before being extinguished. The fire consumed the inboard half of the right wing, the entire cockpit, instrument panel, and sections of the aft right side of the engine compartment. The accessory section of the engine was extensively heat damaged.

Flight control continuity was confirmed from all flight control surfaces to the cockpit. The two-blade, metal, constant-speed propeller remained attached to the engine crankshaft flange and one blade was curled back mid-span about 50° aft and nearly contacted the engine. There were nicks and gouges on the leading edge of one propeller blade and a piece of metal that had the appearance of chain link fence was found on the blade. The opposing blade was relatively intact. Both propeller blades showed no evidence of polishing or chordwise scraping. The propeller spinner was slightly damaged on one side and exhibited no rotational damage. The engine remained attached to the engine mounts and firewall. The carburetor detached from the engine and was extensively impact damaged.

The airplane was retained for further examination.
Posted on Kathryn's Report

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Ryan 
Registration: N114ST
Model/Series: Navion A 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: NPA,30 ft msl 
Observation Time: 13:56 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 3 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 33°C /25°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 4100 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 10 knots / , 200°
Lowest Ceiling: 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR
Departure Point: Pensacola, FL (82J)
Destination: Pensacola, FL

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 2 Serious
Aircraft Fire: On-ground
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 3 Serious 
Latitude, Longitude: 30.386464,-87.357422 

Noah Vegas, Tiffany Hancock Keever and Philip Keever


Tiffany Hancock Keever and Philip Keever




The family of three onboard the small plane that crashed Thursday afternoon in Pensacola was flying to a soccer tournament in Orlando when their aircraft lost power and tried to make an emergency landing, according to a relative.

Pilot Philip Keever experienced a power outage shortly after taking off in the single-engine Ryan Navion 881AT and tried to land on the track at Blue Angels Elementary School, his sister-in-law told the News Journal on Friday.

"He said that he was aiming for the school," said Michelle Smith, whose sister, Tiffany Keever, and nephew, Noah Vegas, were passengers on the plane.

But the plane didn't make it to the track, instead touching down in front of the school and hitting a gate before coming to rest about 80 feet from the school's main entrance and being engulfed in flames.

The Keevers and their 16-year-old son were transported to the hospital and all three remained hospitalized Friday with extensive injuries sustained in the crash, Smith said.

"Philip is hanging in there, and so is Noah," Smith said. "But my sister, she is in bad shape."

Tiffany Keever suffered a broken back, a broken femur, a broken ankle, three broken ribs and internal bleeding in both her liver and spleen, according to her sister. Keever is listed as a first-grade teacher at Blue Angels Elementary, according to the school's website.

"My sister goes into surgery for her femur soon, and then they'll do her spinal surgery right after," Smith said Friday morning.

Philip Keever had a skull fracture, a broken nose and compressed back fracture on top of several burns. He was in the burn unit of a hospital in Mobile, Alabama, where he was expected to have facial surgery to fix his eye socket and nose, Smith said.

Keever served for 12 years as a naval aviator during a 22-year career in the military, according to the website for his company.

Vegas, the couple's teenage son, had a small hole in his lung and injuries to his hand and wrist, according to his aunt. Smith said the family was flying to Orlando for the teen's soccer tournament when the crash happened.

Smith said that by Friday morning, Philip Keever had started to regain some of his memory of the events that led to the wreck and was starting to piece together what happened. 

"Philip thinks that he lost power to the engine right after takeoff," Smith said. "Philip is trying to remember. It’s coming back slowly."

The official cause of the crash remains under investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board is the lead agency investigating the incident, along with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Smith said her nephew also was having a hard time remembering the exact events of the crash the following day.

"Noah was actually able to run out of the plane and run inside and get help," Smith said. "He doesn’t remember any of that."

Vegas is a rising sophomore at the West Florida High School of Advanced Technology where he played on the school's varsity soccer team as a freshman. Smith confirmed the teenager also is a member of the Perdido Bay Futbol Club. 

"Being able to travel with varsity as a freshmen for our regional games has been the most fun for my career so far as I grow as a player in the upcoming years," Vegas wrote in a personal statement posted below his Next College Student Athlete 2023 recruiting profile. "I plan on helping lead the team to go farther into regional games and state as I grow as a player in high school and hopefully take that on into college in the future."

The plane that the family was flying in Thursday was manufactured in 1950 and was registered to Philip Keever's company, Anthem Towels LLC, according to the FAA's registry. 

Anthem Towels provides services that include "single and multi-aircraft flyovers" for special occasions such as birthdays, funerals and weddings and human remain ash dispersal "via vintage WWII Warbird Aircraft or water dispersal by boat," according to its website.

The company also sells patriotic towels that it says customers can use to counter-protest when players kneel during the playing of the national anthem at sports events, the website states.

Escambia County authorities on Thursday initially credited several U.S. Navy students from nearby NAS Pensacola with helping rescue the family from the flames, saying they happened to be driving by the school when the crash happened and leaped into action.

Cmdr. Brian Wierzbicki, the public information officer for Naval Education and Training Command at NAS Pensacola, confirmed that four members of the Navy did help the family escape from the plane, but clarified they were not naval students.

Two are instructors at the Naval Aviation School Command. Wierzbicki said they declined requests for interviews.

A third sailor involved in the rescue is an instructor at the Aviation Survival Training Center, and the fourth was attached to the Naval Hospital, according to Wierzbicki.

Escambia County School District Superintendent Tim Smith said some staff members were inside the school when the crash occurred. None of them were injured and the district is providing them counseling.

"What we've done immediately is have counselor support for staff members who were there because there were some staff members at the school yesterday, and it was a tough thing to go through," he said. "You just don't see that every day."

The district also issued a press release Friday evening recognizing Blue Angels Elementary Principal Jayne Murphy, Assistant Principal Michel Henry-Slater, members of the office staff and other district staff members for helping after the crash.

Henry-Slater helped Vegas move away from the burning plane to safety, while Murphy and another individual pulled Tiffany Keever from the burning plane, according to the school district.

"These heroes acted selflessly in extremely dangerous conditions," the release stated. "Their quick actions resulted in lives being saved. They were joined by citizens who assisted, and we are thankful for these brave citizens. The district is extremely proud and grateful for the Blue Angels Elementary School's brave administration, faculty and staff, the helpful citizens who assisted, as well as all other district personnel who provided support on campus."

Smith had a message for everyone who has reached out with kind words since the accident and provided support for her family. 

"Just keep praying," she said. "And thank you to all of those who pulled them out of the plane."























Piper PA-44-180 Seminole, N8045N: Incident occurred July 29, 2021 at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (KFXE), Broward County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; South Florida

Aircraft veered off Runway 9 due to unknown circumstances. 

CTI Aircraft Leasing LLC


Date: 29-JUL-21
Time: 16:23:00Z
Regis#: N8045N
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA-44-180
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: FORT LAUDERDALE
State: FLORIDA

System /Component Malfunction/Failure (non-power): North American AT-6F Texan, N6601C; accident occurred July 28, 2021 at Lenawee County Airport (KADG), Adrian, Michigan










Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Detroit, Michigan

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:

B & S Aviation 

Location: Adrian, Michigan 
Accident Number: CEN21LA352
Date and Time: July 28, 2021, 10:00 Local 
Registration: N6601C
Aircraft: North American AT-6F 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) 
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional

Analysis

The pilot receiving instruction during the instructional flight reported that he performed a wheel landing and the airplane touched down on the runway centerline. After the tailwheel touched down onto the runway, the airplane began to track to the left. The pilot began to apply increasing right rudder control input, but the airplane continued to track left. He then applied right “differential steering” and the airplane overshot the runway centerline, tracking right. He was unable to arrest the right track with full left rudder control input and left brake, and the airplane ground looped. The left landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the tailwheel was out of rigging specifications, which would have resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.

Probable Cause and Findings

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The loss of control during landing due to the out of rig condition of the tailwheel which resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway.

Findings

Aircraft Nose/tail landing gear - Not specified

Factual Information

The pilot receiving instruction during the instructional flight stated that he performed a wheel landing and the airplane touched down on the runway centerline. After the tailwheel touched down onto the runway, the airplane began to track left. The pilot began to apply increasing right rudder control input, but the airplane continued to track left. He then applied right“ differential steering” and the airplane overshot the runway centerline, tracking right. He was unable to arrest the right track with full left rudder control input and left brake. The airplane ground looped, the left landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the ground resulting in substantial damage to the left wing spar. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the tailwheel was out of rigging specifications, which would have resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.

History of Flight

Landing-flare/touchdown Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) (Defining event)
Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
Landing-landing roll Attempted remediation/recovery
Landing-landing roll Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)

Pilot Information

Certificate: Private 
Age: 61, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land; Multi-engine land
Seat Occupied: Front
Other Aircraft Rating(s): Helicopter 
Restraint Used: 5-point
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane 
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): None 
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 3 With waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: August 31, 2021
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: July 14, 2021
Flight Time: 4267 hours (Total, all aircraft), 14 hours (Total, this make and model), 41 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 12 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)

Flight instructor Information

Certificate:
Commercial Age: Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land; Single-engine sea; Multi-engine land
Seat Occupied: Rear
Other Aircraft Rating(s): 
Restraint Used: Unknown
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane 
Second Pilot Present: Yes
Instructor Rating(s): Airplane multi-engine; Instrument airplane
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Unknown 
Last FAA Medical Exam:
Occupational Pilot: UNK 
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: 20000 hours (Total, all aircraft), 150 hours (Total, this make and model), 20 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft)

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: North American
Registration: N6601C
Model/Series: AT-6F 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1957
Amateur Built:
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 121-42479
Landing Gear Type: Retractable - Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: July 27, 2021 100 hour 
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 6000 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 5614 Hrs as of last inspection 
Engine Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney
ELT: Installed, not activated 
Engine Model/Series: R1340-AN-1
Registered Owner:
Rated Power:
Operator: On file 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC)
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: ADG,802 ft msl 
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 09:53 Local 
Direction from Accident Site:
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear 
Visibility 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: None 
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: / 
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:  /
Wind Direction:
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:  /
Altimeter Setting: 30.06 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 29°C / 19°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Ottawa Lake, OH (DUH)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Adrian, MI
Type of Clearance: VFR
Departure Time: 08:30 Local
Type of Airspace:

Airport Information

Airport: Lenawee County Airport ADG 
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 798 ft msl
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 23 
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 5001 ft / 100 ft VFR
Approach/Landing: Traffic pattern

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 2 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 41.867674,-84.077306(est)

Location: Adrian, Michigan
Accident Number: CEN21LA352
Date and Time: July 28, 2021, 11:30 Local
Registration: N6601C
Aircraft: North American AT-6F 
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: North American
Registration: N6601C
Model/Series: AT-6F 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: 
Condition of Light:
Observation Facility, Elevation: 
Observation Time:
Distance from Accident Site:
Temperature/Dew Point:
Lowest Cloud Condition: 
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling: 
Visibility:
Altimeter Setting: 
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: 
Destination:

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 2 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 41.867674,84.077306 (est)

Swearingen SA-227AT Expediter, N243DH: Incident occurred July 29, 2021 at San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport, Puerto Rico

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Juan, Puerto Rico

Aircraft experienced a nose gear collapse during landing.  

Ameriflight LLC


Date: 30-JUL-21
Time: 00:26:00Z
Regis#: N243DH
Aircraft Make: FAIRCHILD
Aircraft Model: SA227-AT
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: AMERIFLIGHT
Flight Number: AMF 6911
City: SAN JUAN
State: PUERTO RICO

Piper PA-28-140, N6250W: Incident occurred July 29, 2021 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; North Texas

Aircraft experienced a loss of power and landed in a field.  


Date: 29-JUL-21
Time: 18:11:00Z
Regis#: N6250W
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA-28-140
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: INITIAL CLIMB (ICL)
Operation: 91
City: LONGVIEW
State: TEXAS

Loss of Engine Power (Total): Stinson Junior SR, N81Y; accident occurred July 29, 2021 in Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin





Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board
   
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket
Location: Ripon, Wisconsin
Accident Number: CEN21LA343
Date and Time: July 29, 2021, 12:30 Local 
Registration: N81Y
Aircraft: Stinson JR. SR
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of engine power (total)
Injuries: 1 Minor, 3 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Factual Information

On July 29, 2021, about 1230 central daylight time, a Stinson JR SR airplane, N81Y, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ripon, Wisconsin. The pilot received minor injuries and the three passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 91 personal flight.

The airplane was in-bound to the destination airport via a visual flight rules arrival procedure when the engine lost total power. The pilot conducted a forced landing to a muddy field where the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.

The responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector noted substantial damage to the empennage. The inspector also noted that the one fuel tank was empty and there was fuel staining on the soil. The pilot reported that the airplane should have had about 15 to 20 gallons of fuel remaining. He added that the carburetor was recently overhauled and that there might have been something wrong with the carburetor.

In a subsequent conversation, the pilot reported that he believed that nothing was wrong with the carburetor, but the airplane had an “odd fuel system” and if the fuel level was low, the engine could experience fuel starvation due to decreased fuel pressure, to which he attributed the loss of engine power.

Pilot Information

Certificate: Private 
Age: 40
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land 
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): None 
Second Pilot Present:
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 3 Without waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: October 1, 2017
Occupational Pilot: No 
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time:

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Stinson 
Registration: N81Y
Model/Series: JR. SR 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1933 
Amateur Built:
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 8729
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel 
Seats: 4
Date/Type of Last Inspection: May 10, 2021 
Annual Certified Max Gross Wt.:
Time Since Last Inspection: 
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 187 Hrs as of last inspection 
Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming
ELT: 
Engine Model/Series: 680
Registered Owner: 
Rated Power:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC)
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KOSH 
Distance from Accident Site:
Observation Time: 11:53 Local 
Direction from Accident Site:
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 3100 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: None 
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 8 knots / 
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:  /
Wind Direction: 90° 
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:  /
Altimeter Setting: 29.94 inches Hg 
Temperature/Dew Point: 27°C / 22°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Dekalb, IL
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Oshkosh, WI (OSH) 
Type of Clearance: VFR
Departure Time: 
Type of Airspace: 

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Minor
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 3 None 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Minor, 3 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 43.861263,-88.803719(est)

Bellanca 7ACA, N9111L: Incident occurred July 29, 2021 in Roberts, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Aircraft made a forced landing in a bean field due to fuel starvation.  

Holman Hobos Flying Club Inc


Date: 29-JUL-21
Time: 21:30:00Z
Regis#: N9111L
Aircraft Make: BELLANCA
Aircraft Model: 7ACA
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EMERGENCY DESCENT (EMG)
Operation: 91
City: ROBERTS
State: WISCONSIN