SERS · Stephen T-Bird TBT06 · 2004-08-17 · Gobles, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI04LA231
Event ID
20040922X01477
Type
Accident
Date
2004-08-17
Location
Gobles, MI, USA
Coordinates
42.36058, -85.870269
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Stephen
Model
T-Bird TBT06
Registration
N655DM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
—
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft that exceeded the climb capabilities of the airplane. The downdraft and the trees were factors.