# Incident 19860911081959I: Cessna 501, Sturgis, MI, September 11, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1986, 21:20 local time
- Place: Sturgis, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7980° N, 85.4186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7980&lon=-85.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59CC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,390 total, 935 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860911081959I

## Narrative

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

LOST ALTITUDE AND BECAME INVERTED AFTER ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR. RECOVERY MADE. RADAR INDICATING PRECIPITATION ONLY.

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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