41.9335° N, 85.0523° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at BRANCH COUNTY MEML (OEB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 27, 2004 · 11:54 local
Place
Coldwater, MI
Airport
Branch County Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Airdales
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.
(-23) The witness stated that the right wing of the ultralight failed as pilot was making a landing approach to the airport. This occurred at an altitude of approximately 400 to 500 ft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING OF THE ULTRALIGHT FAILED AS PILOT WAS MAKING A LANDING APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. THIS OCCURRED AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FT.