- Date
- October 4, 1984, 21:35 local (Oct 5, 1984, 01:35 UTC)
- Place
- West Branch, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8108FCessna 150F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841004056689A
- Case key
- 12924
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that when he arrived at night, he was unable to activate the rwy lights, but decided to land anyway. He touched down long on the 3700 ft rwy & was unable to stop on the remaining area. The acft continued off the end & hit a ditch where the nose gear collapsed & the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8108F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064208
- Airframe hours
- 2,925
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George R. Attwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 30, 1984 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- Y75 · Standish, MI
- Airport
- Y31 · West Branch, runway 27, 3,700 × 70 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--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 86 total · 9 in this make and model · 48 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MBS, 44 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.