Crash location | 45.832778°N, 89.651389°W |
Nearest city | Lake Tomahawk, WI
45.771343°N, 89.608475°W 4.7 miles away |
Tail number | N71JA |
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Accident date | 26 May 2017 |
Aircraft type | Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B |
Additional details: | None |
On May 26, 2017, about 1025 central daylight time, an Aviat Aircraft A-1B, a float-equipped single-engine airplane, N71JA, sustained substantial damage when it nosed-over upon landing on Tomahawk Lake located near Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (RHI), Rhinelander, Wisconsin, about 1000.