- Date
- October 22, 1983, 06:30 local (10:30 UTC)
- Place
- Burnips, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2172EAeronca 7AC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831022068939A
- Case key
- 12488
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Reportedly, the plt had consumed 4 beers after 2200 EDT, while at the bostwick lake inn, then consumed another beer after he left the inn. At aprx 0330 EDT, he & a passenger took off from an unlit arpt. The plt stated that shortly after takeoff, he became disoriented & was unable to find the arpt. He continued flying until aprx 0630 EDT, when he decided to land in a field due to low fuel quantity. During the landing, the acft encountered soft terrain & the rt main gear collapsed. The plt did not have a valid biennial flt review & did not meet the recency requirements for flying with a passenger at night.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2172E
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7AC-5743
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Terry L. Greenland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1980
- Departed
- MI80 · Greenville, 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 205 total · 30 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.