# Accident 20010714017089A: Laporte David G MXLII SPORT, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 13:31 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9097° N, 83.9800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9097&lon=-83.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4416Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4416Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laporte David G MXLII SPORT (registry code 05620BE, https://openairdocs.org/model/laporte-david-g-mxlii-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714017089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTENDING ANNUAL SUMMER FUN FLY-IN AT A SMALL AIRPORT LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF DUFFIELD AND REID ROAD, GAINES TOWNSHIP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE DROPPING CANDY FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO A TARGET ON THE GROUND. THE FIRST DROP WENT OKAY. THE SECOND DROP, THE CANDY WENT THROUGH THE PROPELLER AND SPLINTERED IT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER MINOR INJURIES.  REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS SHOWS AIRCRAFT TO CONFORM TO REGULATIONS.       (.19) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT 1331 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LAPORTE QUICKSILVER, N4416Y, OPERATED A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING OVER A FIELD IN DUFFIELD, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT WAS DROPPING CANDY FROM THE AIRPLANE TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE GROUND. DURING THE SECOND DROP, THE CANDY FLEW BACK INTO THE PROPELLER, WHICH RESULTED IN IT FAILING. THE AIRPLANE THEN DESCENDED INTO A FIELD AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED UPON IMPACTING THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A FIELD IN DUFFIELD, MICHIGAN, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI01LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA213), Jul 14, 2001: LaPorte MXL II Sport (N4416Y), Gaines Twp., MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's poor planning which resulted in foreign object damage to the propeller, and the low altitude at which the loss of power occurred which resulted in the pilot not being able to properly…

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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