- Date
- July 14, 1986, 20:20 local (Jul 15, 1986, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Blissfield, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N84JLJerry Berry MONO-FLY
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860714032719A
- Case key
- 13283
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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 acft was damaged in a forced lndg after a power loss at 200 ft AGL. The plt/owner had an ignition problem with the eng quitting in flt. After ground checks & repairs the eng was ground run successfully but during test flt it quit again. An attempt was made to return to the arpt but the acft landed hard and was damaged during the bouncing and wing dragging. The rt & nose gear were bent. The eng ran normally after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84JL
- Reported as
- Jerry Berry MONO-FLY
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 39
- Engine
- Zenoah G44BW, 50 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerry L. Berry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 8, 1985 · 39 hours before
- Airport
- Betz Field, runway 27, 2,205 × ft, grass/turf
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 207 total · 12 in this make and model · 164 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.