- Date
- October 16, 1982, 20:35 local (Oct 17, 1982, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Sault Ste Marie, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9192VMooney M20E
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821016056269A
- Case key
- 72557
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was on a VMC flight plainwell, MI. To Sault st Marie, MI. Prior to and during the flight the pilot obtained weather briefings on conditions relative to his intended route of flight. A witness near the crash site stated the aircraft passed over her house two times before she heard a loud thump. The weather at the accident site was low overcast, visibility 1/4 mile and snow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9192V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 690041
- Airframe hours
- 1,224
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wayne Leroy Switzer
- Registered owner
- Wayne Leroy Switzer
- Departed
- C · Plainwell, MI
- Destination
- C · Sault Ste Marie, MI
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,515 total · 65 in this make and model · 1,295 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 15 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.