- Date
- July 16, 1986, 12:38 local (16:38 UTC)
- Place
- Norton Shores, MI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6857ECessna 441
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860716033889A
- Case key
- 13262
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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
N6857E was transporting executives from holland, MI, to muskegon. The pilot was executing an asr approach to runway 06. The mda is 537 ft AGL. Co-pilot called out 1200 feet then below 1000 feet, pilot continued approach. Aircraft struck trees two miles from runway at 15 feet AGL. The approach was conducted in heavy fog conditions. The pilot had descended below approach minimums on several occasions in the past.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6857E
- Reported as
- Cessna 441
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 441-0244
- Airframe hours
- 3,060
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-8-403S, 636 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Health Care & Retirement Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 9, 1986 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- C19 · Holland, MI
- Destination
- MKG · Muskegan, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MKG · Muskegan County, runway 6, 6,501 × 150 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
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 23,298 total · 2,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKG, 15 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.