Plane Crash List

Aeronca 65-TC N31751

7 September 1981 · Plainwell, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 September 1981 at about 11:50 local time, a Aeronca 65-TC registered N31751 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Plainwell, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 11:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Plainwell, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Farmer & Field
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Aeronca 65-TC
Registration
N31751
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Lowell, Mi → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1928

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DUE TO TREES ON N END RWY IT IS CONSIDERED A ONEWAY RWY, LND N TKOF S.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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