- Date
- August 18, 1984, 00:10 local (05:10 UTC)
- Place
- Palmyra, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N18683Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840818041279A
- Case key
- 12746
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt entered landing pattern after maintenance ferry flt, checked lighted wind indicator & evaluated wind as calm. Plt executed tight, close-in base due to electric billboard drag factor & noted strong wind blowing acft away from runway. Acft began to lose altitude rapidly. Plt applied pwr but was unable to arrest descent. Acft touched down off runway & collided with ground obstructions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18683
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074040
- Airframe hours
- 3,080
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory Gorak
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 14, 1983 · 82 hours before
- Departed
- MWC · Milwaukee, WI
- Destination
- 88C · Palmyra, WI
- Airport
- 88C · Palmyra, runway 9, 2,100 × ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,754 total · 4,025 in this make and model · 12,484 as pilot in command · 241 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 31 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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