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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Deckerville, MI · June 16, 1985

Date
June 16, 1985 · 17:00 local
Place
Deckerville, MI
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57250
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA239
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,065 total66 in this make and model54 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.

Passenger dropped flour bomb on lower wing. Distracted pilot. Began go a round, stalled avoiding trees. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER DROPPED FLOUR BOMB ON LOWER WING. DISTRACTED PILOT. BEGAN GO A ROUND, STALLED AVOIDING TREES. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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