- Date
- May 15, 1983, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Grandville, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3019NCessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830515019099A
- Case key
- 12175
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Analysis
Reportedly, the plt increased the bank angle during a turn to align the acft on final apch, then the plane lost speed & stalled. Subsequently, the acft impacted the ground aprx 480 ft southwest of the rwy threshold. Aprx 10 mi east at grand rapids, MI, the 1700 EDT wind was from 080 deg at 10, gusting 15 KTS. The plt reported that the wind at the arpt was from the north northwest when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3019N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13277
- Airframe hours
- 1,352
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Darl H. Peabody
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 19, 1982
- Departed
- C05 · Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport
- C08 · Shoemaker, runway 9, 2,250 × 170 ft, grass/turf
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 514 total · 384 in this make and model · 462 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.