# Incident 20130126001149I: Niles, MI, January 26, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2013, 16:19 local time
- Place: Niles, MI
- Airport: Jerry Tyler Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 41.8359° N, 86.2252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JERRY TYLER MEML (3TR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8359&lon=-86.2252&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130126001149I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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