- Date
- August 28, 1983, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Allegan, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6996SCessna 150H
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830828044889A
- Case key
- 12319
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a guard rail during a precautionary landing in IMC weather. During the flt wx cond deteriorated and the plt became concerned about collision with structures(towers) in the area and elected to land on a fairground. Braking was poor on the wet grass and the acft collided with a guard rail separating the landing gear from the acft. The acft had only been airborne 30 minutes and no preflt weather briefing record could be located. The weatherservice had issued'specials'at 0749,0821,0841 and 0849 EDT about the limited visibility caused by fog.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6996S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15067696
- Airframe hours
- 2,395
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bobby Allen Wagel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1983
- Departed
- C91 · Dowagiac, MI
- Destination
- 35D · Allegan, 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 843 total · 800 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 30 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.