# Accident 19810907058049A: Arocar AEROCAR1, Plainwell, MI, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 11:50 local time
- Place: Plainwell, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4473° N, 85.6413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainwell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4473&lon=-85.6413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31751, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31751) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 65-TC (registry code 0190902, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROCAR AEROCAR1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 702 total, 140 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907058049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEM43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM43), Sep 7, 1981: Aeronca 65-TC (N31751), Plainwell, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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