41.8359° N, 86.2252° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at JERRY TYLER MEML (3TR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 26, 2013 · 16:19 local
Place
Niles, MI
Airport
Jerry Tyler Memorial
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
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.
On 01/26/2013 at 1619 EST this ultralight vehicle on base leg for landing on runway 15 at Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport, Niles, Michigan (K3TR). The ultralight vehicle impacted the ground in woods near the airport porperty. The ultralight vehicle was destroyed with one fatality.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/26/2013 AT 1619 EST THIS ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE ON BASE LEG FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT JERRY TYLER MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NILES, MICHIGAN (K3TR). THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN WOODS NEAR THE AIRPORT PORPERTY. THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED WITH ONE FATALITY.