Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Richard I Bong Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Superior, Wisconsin 54880
Saturday, November 2, 2013 18:00 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On November 2, 2013, about 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna 182L, N70520, was destroyed when it was struck by a Cessna 185F, N94059, during a formation skydiving flight near Superior, Wisconsin, and subsequently had an in-flight breakup. The four skydivers and the pilot in the Cessna 182L jumped free of the airplane and deployed their parachutes. The pilot received minor injuries and the four skydivers were not injured. The Cessna 185F sustained substantial damage during the collision, but the pilot was able to maintain control of the airplane and land at the Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW), Superior, Wisconsin. The five skydivers in the Cessna 185F jumped free of the airplane during the collision and deployed their parachutes and were not injured. Both airplanes were registered to a private individual and operated by Skydive Superior under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a formation skydiving flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. A flight plan was not filed; however, both airplanes were in contact with the Duluth Approach Control. Both airplanes departed SUW about 1745.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/2/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1800 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Superior |
| Event State | WISCONSIN |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 54880 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | -- |
| Event Location Latitude | 464123N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0920541W |
| Event Location Airport | Richard I Bong Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | SUW |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 674 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1755 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | SUW |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 674 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 4 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -3 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Variable |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Light and Variable |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.06 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | 10 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA-AGL-ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 6 2013 5:11PM |
| User who most recently changed record | silj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N70520 | N94059 |
| NTSB Number | CEN14LA036A | CEN14LA036B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | In-flight | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | In-flight | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 182L | 185F |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18259286 | 18503275 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2348 | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | -- | -- |
| Flight Crew Seats | 1 | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 8 2013 12:00AM | Sep 25 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 4960 | 4198 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | ANDROSKY CHUCK DBA | ANDROSKY CHUCK |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1106 OGDEN AVE | 1106 OGDEN |
| Aircraft Owner City | SUPERIOR | SUPERIOR |
| Aircraft Owner State | WI | WI |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 54880 | 54880 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | Skydive Superior | Skydive Superior |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
| Operator Street Address | On File | On File |
| Operator City | Superior | Superior |
| Operator State | WI | WI |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 54880 | 54880 |
| Operator Code | -- | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| 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) | Skydiving | Skydiving |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | SUW | SUW |
| Departure City | Superior | Superior |
| Departure State | WI | WI |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | -- | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | SUW | SUW |
| Destination City | Superior | Superior |
| Destination State | WI | WI |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 7 2013 11:42AM | Nov 7 2013 11:45AM |
| User who most recently changed record | silj | silj |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A | -- |
| Runway Length | -- | -- |
| Runway Width | -- | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |