- Date
- July 8, 1983, 21:45 local (Jul 9, 1983, 02:45 UTC)
- Place
- Manitowoc, WI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6214LGrumman AA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830709033389A
- Case key
- 12031
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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
The acft disappeared from radar contact while over lake Michigan. This acft had departed baltimore MD at 1142 CDT to flyto Manitowoc, WI. The last enroute stop for fuel was at muskegon mi at 2040 CDT. The weather was VMC but the night was dark. No flt plan was filed. The acft is assumed destroyed because a part of the acft with the data plate and serial # AA1-0414 on it was found on a remote beach of lake Michigan south of arcadia on 7/19/83. The acft departed muskegon at about 2110 CDT with a full load of fuel. At about 2145 CDT the pilot reported by radio that he had lost an engine cylinder and was going down. The emergency beacon code was picked up by muskegon approach control at a point about 55 miles northwest of muskegon. No ELT signal was heard. The pilot is missing and presumed to be fatally injured. The coastguard suspended search at 1600 CDT on July 10, 1983 pending further developments.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6214L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1-0414
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lauren B. Larsen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MKG · Muskegon, MI
- Destination
- MTW · Manitowoc, WI
- Airport
- MTW · Manitowoc
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,025 total · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 290° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MTW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.