- Date
- June 19, 1987, 08:10 local (12:10 UTC)
- Place
- Plainwell, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N47412Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870619020899A
- Case key
- 13567
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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 aircraft experienced a total power failure and the pilot chose a wheat field on rising terrain for a forced landing. The field turned out to be rough and uneven. When the aircraft touched down, the nose gear failed and the aircraft nosed over. Subsequent investigation of the powerplant disclosed no discrepancies except a small amount of water in the #2 cylinder. No water was found in the fuel during the on scene investigation once the aircraft was righted and a fuel sump check was made.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47412
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15283223
- Airframe hours
- 3,319
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Plainwell Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 21, 1987 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- 61D · Plainwell, 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
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 83 total · 66 in this make and model · 59 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 26 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.