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6Y9 · Prickett-Grooms Field

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 6Y9 Elev 1,372 ft Lat 46° 30.53' N Lon 88° 42.45' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.58%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 — 2,600 ft 100 ft TURF-G No 0.58%
28 — 2,600 ft 100 ft TURF-G No 0.58%

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 · 1 matched · 9 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·SOUTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTY AIRPORT & HERITAGE ASSOCIATION.
  • ·ARPT CLSD NOV-MAY 15 & WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT - RWY NOT PLOWED.
  • ·PILOT SHELTER ACES: 1-2-0-0.
  • ·ARPT IS NEAR MTR VR 1639 & IR 609 & UNDERLIES BIG BEAR MOA.
  • ·LOW LEVEL, HIGH SPEED MIL ACFT OPR IN VCNTY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·SOFT WHEN WET - CALL AMGR TO VFY FICON. 3 FT YELLOW CONES. 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH SLP TO DTHR 14:1 OVR 82 FT TREES, 1174 DIST, 30 FT L.
  • ·APCH SLP TO DTHR 11:1 OVR 68 FT TREES, 750 FT DIST, 20 FT R.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Prickett–Grooms Field, is a privately owned, public use airport located 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of the central business district of Sidnaw, Michigan, a community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-06-06 Cessna 172S · CFIT · VMC · 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
Renee Lynn Dubois Merrill WI 90 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 107 nm
Shane Robert Lehman Clintonville WI 113 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 128 nm
Kurt Gross Wisconsin Rapids WI 135 nm
Marshall David Crandall Menasha WI 138 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 141 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 141 nm
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 142 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 142 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
Robert Edwin Wheeler Watersmeet MI 24 nm
Garry John Ballweber Michigamme MI 28 nm
Daniel Wesley Sauer Land O Lakes WI 35 nm
Julie Anna Wegner Conover WI 36 nm
Seth Wunrow-Brushafer Hancock MI 38 nm
Bruce Jerome Varda Florence WI 40 nm
Brian Leslie Ross Eagle River WI 42 nm
Howard William Franzen Iii Eagle River WI 42 nm
Mark Andrew Krupka Eagle River WI 42 nm
Luke Daniel Navis Eagle River WI 42 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
Bruce Norman Bowers Sidnaw MI 0 nm
Melvin Howard Younggren Covington MI 7 nm
Michael Gregory Hautamaki Trout Creek MI 11 nm
Mark Allen Danielson Nisula MI 12 nm
William Arthur Lahti Baraga MI 18 nm
Leslie James Wilkinson Bruce Crossing MI 20 nm
Steven Arnold Karkkainen Lanse MI 20 nm
Darren Cory Patterson Lanse MI 20 nm
Keith Douglas Fordahl Iron River MI 25 nm
Robert Earl Nalipi Iron River MI 25 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 149 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 149 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 152 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 169 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 169 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 180 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 206 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 206 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 209 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 213 nm

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