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| Date: | Monday 12 February 2024 |
| Time: | c. 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N87965 |
| MSN: | 15583 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Green Oak Township, about 4.5 miles SW of South Lyon, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport, MI (1D2) |
| Green Oak Township, MI (private) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Piper J3C-65 Cub impacted trees on short final just before landing at a private airstrip near the intersection of Eight Mile Road and Rushton Road in Green Oak Township, about 4.5 southwest of South Lyon, Michigan.
The pilot was not injured and the aircraft received substantial damage
The pilot reported to local police that he was coming in for a landing when a gust of wind caused the plane to roll to the left, a wing clipped a tree branch and the plane “cartwheeled” into the trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/02/12/gust-of-wind-causes-plane-to-crash-in-livingston-county/
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/02/plane-cartwheels-into-trees-crash-in-livingston-county.html
https://www.whmi.com/news/article/pilot-survives-small-plane-crash-in-green-oak-twp
https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/02/12/canton-cartwheel-plane-crash-in-livingston-county-green-oak-township/72577560007/
NTSB
FAA ASIAS
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=87965
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2024 20:32 | aus | Added |
| 12-Feb-2024 20:33 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Feb-2024 20:34 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Feb-2024 23:50 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 13-Feb-2024 09:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 13-Feb-2024 09:36 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 13-Feb-2024 09:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 13-Feb-2024 15:04 | aus | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2024 18:02 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2024 20:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 13-Feb-2024 21:33 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2024 16:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2024 20:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2024 19:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2024 19:47 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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