CHI86FA026

Factual narrative

A 100-FT CEILING WITH 3000 FT RVR EXISTED AT DETROIT. THE PLT ATTEMPTED AN ILS APCH WITH A 200 FT DH WHEN HE STRUCK TREES ONE MILE FROM THE RWY. HE FLEW THE ACFT TO THE AIRFIELD BUT CRASHED NEAR THE THRESHOLD. THE ONLY APCH PLATES FOUND ONBOARD WERE FOR DETROIT AND MIDWAY IN CHICAGO. MIDWAY WAS HIS FINAL DESTINATION AFTER DETROIT. HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO GET TO MIDWAY. THE REST OF HIS APCH PLATES WERE LATER FOUND IN HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE BACK IN PENNSYLVANIA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12