- Date
- July 1, 1982, 10:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Haven, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N211SBClancy Skybaby
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820701028519A
- Case key
- 70876
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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.
Analysis
During the pilots fourth takeoff roll of the day the right wing began to drop and the aircraft drifted off the runway. Power was reduced and brakes applied but the aircraft overturned after encountering a soft sodded area. After the accident it was noted that the 1/4 inch bolt was missing from the rear mounting of the right landing gear radius arm. The undamaged bolt was found about 100 ft east of the point where the pilot stated that the aircraft started to drift.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N211SB
- Reported as
- Clancy Skybaby
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 6
- Airframe hours
- 5
- Engine
- Henderson, 38 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ken Dannenberg
- Registered owner
- Dick Lighthizer
- Departed
- 3GM · Grand Haven, MI
- Destination
- 3GM · Grand Haven, MI
- Airport
- 3GM · Grand Haven Airpark, runway 27, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,208 total · 3 in this make and model · 1,111 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.