Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI83LA215

GRANDVILLE, MI, USA

Aircraft #1

N3019N

CESSNA 120

Analysis

REPORTEDLY, THE PLT INCREASED THE BANK ANGLE DURING A TURN TO ALIGN THE ACFT ON FINAL APCH, THEN THE PLANE LOST SPEED & STALLED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APRX 480 FT SOUTHWEST OF THE RWY THRESHOLD. APRX 10 MI EAST AT GRAND RAPIDS, MI, THE 1700 EDT WIND WAS FROM 080 DEG AT 10, GUSTING 15 KTS. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND AT THE ARPT WAS FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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