- Date
- July 26, 1987, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Paw Paw, MI
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2664QCessna 182K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870726038089A
- Case key
- 13570
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Analysis
The aircraft experienced an uncontrolled descent into a hangar on takeoff. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot and two of his three passengers received minor injuries. The pilot attempted takeoff from a 1320' grass strip with 7' high grass. At the time of the accident, 15 miles away the wind was 230 degrees at 7 knots and the temperature was 76 degrees. The aircraft attempted to depart to the north. There were no flaps deployed for a short field takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2664Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 182K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18257864
- Airframe hours
- 1,944
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Wayne Weisner
- Registered owner
- Wayne Weisner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 27, 1986 · 22 hours before
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 36, 1,320 × 50 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
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 415 total · 327 in this make and model · 415 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AZO, 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.