Amateur-built ACRO SPORT accident near New Richmond, Wisconsin, September 1, 1986
On September 1, 1986 at about 9:00 pm local time, a amateur-built ACRO SPORT, registered N2263V, was substantially damaged in an accident near New Richmond, Wisconsin (New Richmond airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 1, 1986 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- New Richmond, Wisconsin · New Richmond · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built ACRO SPORT
- Registration
- N2263V · registry record · serial 396
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT HIS LEFT WING ENCOUNTERED THREE TO FOUR FOOT HIGH GRASS GROWING UP TO THE EDGE OF THE TURF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF INTO A DITCH. THE RUNWAY INVOLVED IS 2100 FEET LONG AND 75 FEET WIDE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,806 hours in all; 20 in this make and model; 1,656 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 30 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, September 16, 1985; 30 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,155 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 21D Lake Elmo MN at 8:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 2,100 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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