- Date
- September 2, 1983, 20:50 local (Sep 3, 1983, 01:50 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Marais, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1857VCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830902050019A
- Case key
- 12330
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt took off from the departure point after an unexpected 1/2 hr delay. By the time he arrived at his destination, it was dark. No rwy lighting sys was installed, so someone at the arpt drove a car to rwy 27 to light up the approach end with the head lights. During the arrival, the plt landed long & was unable to stop on the remaining rwy. The acft went off the departure end of the rwy, went off a 4 to 5 ft embankment & nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1857V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263772
- Airframe hours
- 1,325
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William J. Hennessy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1983
- Departed
- 14D · Princeton, MN
- Airport
- GRM · Devils Track, runway 27, 2,800 × 60 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 167 total · 62 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.