Amateur-built PITTS and Anderson Aircraft Corp. MINI ACE CA-61 accident near Hartford, Wisconsin, October 6, 1985
On October 6, 1985 at about 7:00 pm local time, 2 aircraft, amateur-built PITTS (N14JK) and Anderson Aircraft Corp. MINI ACE CA-61 (N2032), were involved in the same accident near Hartford, Wisconsin (Hartford Muni airport). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 6, 1985 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Hartford, Wisconsin · Hartford Muni · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Amateur-built PITTS
- Registration
- N14JK · registry record · serial L16572-36A
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft 2
- Anderson Aircraft Corp. MINI ACE CA-61 MINI ACE C, amateur-built
- Registration
- N2032 · no longer on the register · serial 1504
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative for the amateur-built PITTS final · quoted from the NTSB record
N2032 HAD TAKEN OFF, REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, & LANDED. N14JK HAD TAKEN OFF, OBTAINED A RADIO CHECK AT ALTITUDE,DESCENDED AND ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. IMMEDIATELY AFTERLANDING N14JK RAN INTO N2032. N14JK REPORTEDLY MADE TWO RADIO CALLS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. N2032 WAS EQUIPPED WITH A RADIO; HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED INOPERATIVE.
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 NTSB's narrative for the Anderson Aircraft Corp. MINI ACE CA-61 final · quoted from the NTSB record
N2032 HAD TAKEN OFF, REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, & LANDED. N14JK HAD TAKEN OFF, OBTAINED A RADIO CHECK AT ALTITUDE,DESCENDED AND ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. IMMEDIATELY AFTERLANDING N14JK RAN INTO N2032. N14JK REPORTEDLY MADE TWO RADIO CALLS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. N2032 WAS EQUIPPED WITH A RADIO; HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED INOPERATIVE.
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 for the amateur-built PITTS from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,200 hours in all; 1,030 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 701 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 1, 1985
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming UNK (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 3,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
The factual record for the Anderson Aircraft Corp. MINI ACE CA-61 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 185 hours in all; 38 in this make and model; 4 in the last 90 days; 121 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 40 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, October 11, 1984
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Franklin SPORT 4 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 3,000 ft by 75 ft
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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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI86LA005.