- Date
- May 30, 1982, 16:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Haven, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2563EAeronca AR-58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820530019769A
- Case key
- 70875
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - downdraftCause
Judgment - poorCause
Remedial action - improperCause
Directional control - improperCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - sand barFactor
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
After liftoff the pilot lost directional control and crashed in a swamp. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2563E
- Reported as
- Aeronca AR-58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-6146
- Airframe hours
- 2,476
- Engine
- Continental C-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peter Boon
- Registered owner
- Peter Boon
- Departed
- Grand Haven, MI
- Destination
- Grand Haven, MI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 667 total · 354 in this make and model · 628 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 162 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2563E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.