Wissota Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Wissota, Wisconsin 54729
Saturday, March 7, 1987 19:15 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

WHILE ATTEMPTING A NIGHT LANDING, BY USE OF CAR HEADLIGHTS, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND DESCENDED OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE TERRAIN. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT SEEMED LOW DURING THE FINAL APPROACH. THE PRIVATE AIRPORT WAS NOT LIGHTED.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/7/1987
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1915
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City WISSOTA
Event State WISCONSIN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 54729
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport WISSOTA
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 4W10
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 936
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1851 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 235
Weather Observation Facility ID EAU
Elevation of weather observation facility 907
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 14
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2646
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 7 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1955
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 38653
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 1:56PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N92840
NTSB Number CHI87DEP02
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182N
Aircraft Series Identifier 182N
Aircraft Serial Number 18260386
Certified Max Gross Weight 2950
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 2 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 196
Airframe Hours 4533
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ROBERT W STUMM
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 397
Aircraft Owner City CHIPPEWA FALLS
Aircraft Owner State WI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 54729
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name ROBERT W. STUMM
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 720 E. SPRING ST.
Operator City CHIPPEWA FALLS
Operator State WI
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 54729
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code OEO
Departure City OSCEOLA
Departure State WI
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 4WI0
Destination City WISSOTA
Destination State WI
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 24
Runway Length 2800
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --