# Incident 19890915048049I: Airpts A9, Westphalia, MI, September 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Westphalia, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MLLG
- Location: 42.9310° N, 84.7979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westphalia, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9310&lon=-84.7979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8273H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8273H-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-9 (registry code 1850120, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,400 total, 900 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915048049I

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED CORN STALKS ON ROLLOUT AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## Other reports on N8273H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850830042409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830042409A), Aug 30, 1985: Airpts A9 (N8273H), Hollandale, MN, Substantial damage. Engine fire during spray turn. Landed in field. Muffler separated when bracket broke. No STC for auto gas.

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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