Event CHI88LA038

1987-12-30 EAST LANSING, Michigan, United States Airport · 2D8 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1802Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 210-5

Year of manufacture

1962 · 25 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19620628

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A14362

Registrant of record

SPARKS TIMOTHY J

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1802Z Cessna 210-5 None

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AT NIGHT ON RUNWAY 9 WHICH IS 2530' IN LENGTH WITH A 600' DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THIS RUNWAY WAS ICE COVERED AND WINDS WERE RECORDED 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AT A REPORTING FACILITY 5 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AS 160 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY, EXITED THE DEPARTURE END, RAN ACROSS A ROAD, AND RAN INTO A DITCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_CHI88LA038.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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