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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Arocar AEROCAR1 · Plainwell, MI · September 7, 1981

Date
September 7, 1981 · 11:50 local
Place
Plainwell, MI
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31751
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEM43
Reported as
Arocar AEROCAR1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
702 total140 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted downwind landing on short, sod strip. Collided with trees at end when unable to go around.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LANDING ON SHORT, SOD STRIP. COLLIDED WITH TREES AT END WHEN UNABLE TO GO AROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.