Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 6/23/1985 |
Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
Time of Event | 1708 |
Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
Event City | SOUTH HAVEN |
Event State | MICHIGAN |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 49090 |
Event Date Year | 1985 |
Event Date Month | 6 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | -- |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | -- |
Event Location Latitude | |
Event Location Longitude | |
Event Location Airport | |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
Airport Elevation | -- |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
Investigator's weather source | Pilot |
Time of the weather observation | 0 |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | |
Lighting Conditions | Day |
Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Unknown |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 0 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | Serious |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
Injury Total Fatal | -- |
Injury Total Minor | 2 |
Injury Total None | 71 |
Injury Total Serious | 2 |
Injury Total All | 4 |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 2474 |
NTSB Notification Source | -- |
NTSB Notification Date | Jun 23 1985 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 30332 |
Date of most recent change to record | Apr 9 2001 10:27AM |
User who most recently changed record | dbo |
Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #2 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N1965 | N1200L |
NTSB Number | CHI85FA249A | CHI85FA249B |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 121: Air Carrier | Part 91: General Aviation |
Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | None |
Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
Damage | None | Substantial |
Aircraft Fire | None | None |
Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BOEING | CESSNA |
Aircraft Model | 727 | 421C |
Aircraft Series Identifier | 727 | 421C |
Aircraft Serial Number | 19839 | 421C-1257 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 142000 | 7450 |
Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 134 | 8 |
Number of Engines | 3 | 2 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown | Unknown |
Date of Last Inspection | -- | Oct 1 1984 12:00AM |
Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | 138 |
Airframe Hours | -- | 378 |
ELT Installed | Unknown | Unknown |
ELT Activated | Unknown | Unknown |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
ELT Type | -- | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | ||
Aircraft Owner Street Address | ||
Aircraft Owner City | ||
Aircraft Owner State | ||
Aircraft Owner Country | ||
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | ||
Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
Operator Name | AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. | MICHAEL R. MEYERS |
Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
Operator Street Address | PO BOX 61616 | 5551 BURNHAM CT, NW |
Operator City | DALLAS | FORT MYERS |
Operator State | TX | FL |
Operator Country | ||
Operator Zip code | 75261 | |
Operator Code | AALA | |
Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | None |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled | -- |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic | -- |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger/Cargo | -- |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown | Personal |
Second Pilot on Board | Yes | Yes |
Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
Departure Airport Code | ORD | DET |
Departure City | CHICAGO | DETROIT |
Departure State | IL | MI |
Departure Country | ||
Departure Time | 0 | 1600 |
Departure Time Zone | EDT | |
Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | -- |
Destination Airport Code | GRR | DPA |
Destination City | GRAND RAPIDS | WEST CHICAGO |
Destination State | MI | IL |
Destination Country | ||
Specific Phase of Flight | Descent | Cruise |
Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM |
User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 | 0 |
Runway Length | 0 | -- |
Runway Width | 0 | -- |
Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
Air Medical Flight | No | No |
Medical Flight | -- | -- |