41.7980° N, 85.4186° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 11, 1986 · 21:20 local
Place
Sturgis, MI
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N59CC
Reported as
Cessna 501
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,390 total935 in this make and model40 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.
Lost altitude and became inverted after encountered windshear. Recovery made. Radar indicating precipitation only.
As the FAA filed it
LOST ALTITUDE AND BECAME INVERTED AFTER ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR. RECOVERY MADE. RADAR INDICATING PRECIPITATION ONLY.