19890606014389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aronca 15AC · Plainwell, MI · June 6, 1989

Date
June 6, 1989 · 19:30 local
Place
Plainwell, MI
Airport
Plainwell Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1003H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89DEM02
Reported as
Aronca 15AC
Reported engine
Continental C1452
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
830 total500 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Engine quit on climbout. Struck ground wing low and cartwheeled. No medical or biennial. Used auto fuel. No STC.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK GROUND WING LOW AND CARTWHEELED. NO MEDICAL OR BIENNIAL. USED AUTO FUEL. NO STC.

NTSB investigation

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