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61D · Plainwell Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 13 NTSB events

ID 61D Elev 722 ft Lat 42° 28.07' N Lon 85° 38.88' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,650 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 089° 2,650 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 0.00%
27 269° 2,650 ft 50 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 0.00%
01 007° 2,550 ft 100 ft TURF-G No 0.00%
19 187° 2,550 ft 100 ft TURF-G No 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 10 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·RWY 19 DTHR 1350 FT, EXTDS BYD RWY MIDPT.
  • ·EXTSV CRACKING & RAVELING.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH SLP 19:1 TO DTHR OVR 60 FT TREE, 1150 FT DIST, 10 FT L.
  • ·APCH SLP 6:1 TO DTHR OVR 35 FT TREE, 240 FT DIST, 130 FT R.
  • ·APCH SLP 14:1 TO DTHR OVR 60 FT TREE, 854 FT DIST, 110 FT R.
  • ·APCH SLP 7:1 TO DTHR OVR 13 FT TREE, 100 FT DIST, 130 FT R. 4 FT FENCE, 50 FT DIST; 17 FT ROAD, 140 FT DIST. 6 FT FENCE, 62 FT DIST; 15 FT ROAD, 100 FT DIST; 55 FT TREE, 155 FT DIST.
  • ·ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - 5 CLICKS CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

2

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

All time · n=13

  • Other 4
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-05-26 Cessna 177 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2011-09-23 Thorp T-18 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2009-08-15 Piper PA-15 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2009-05-21 THORNTON RV-6A · CFIT · VMC · day →
2000-05-29 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
1996-07-08 Cessna 182P · Other · VMC · day →
1994-09-21 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-05-16 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-02-18 Cessna 150H · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1989-11-20 Helio H-391B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1989-06-06 Aeronca 15AC · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1988-05-26 Cessna 172M · Loss of control · VMC · night →
1982-06-05 Mooney M20F · Gear-up · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jason Blair Allegan MI 9 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 21 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 29 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 30 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 31 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 40 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 41 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 54 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 57 nm
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 71 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Virgil Lee Williams Plainwell MI 1 nm
Bradley John Van Heest Plainwell MI 1 nm
Keegan Edward Kalkowski Plainwell MI 1 nm
Jordan Lee Riemersma Plainwell MI 1 nm
Drake Robert Witt Plainwell MI 1 nm
Cary William Loubert Otsego MI 2 nm
Matthew Joseph Rogers Ii Otsego MI 2 nm
Jacob Denton Kruizenga Otsego MI 2 nm
Thomas James Mclaughlin Martin MI 4 nm
Michael John Schwartz Shelbyville MI 8 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jared Edward Sanders Plainwell MI 1 nm
Jeffery Clare Bullis Plainwell MI 1 nm
Gordon Wayne Squires Plainwell MI 1 nm
Stanley Edward Vandrey Plainwell MI 1 nm
Gary Wayne Hellenga Plainwell MI 1 nm
Susan Michelle Carr Plainwell MI 1 nm
Adam Thomas Rook Plainwell MI 1 nm
Cary William Loubert Otsego MI 2 nm
Jeremy J Baker Otsego MI 2 nm
Adam Troy Tilghman Otsego MI 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 25 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 26 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 72 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 74 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 91 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 96 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 97 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 99 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 99 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 102 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.