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- Hitstory of Flight:
On August 28, 2025, at about 1548 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, N7412P, registered to Espyess Aviation LLC out of Sylvania, Ohio, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Richmond Field Airport (69G), Gregory, Michigan. The sole pilot onboard sustained serious injuries. The personal flight originated from Charlevoix Municipal Airport (KCVX), Charlevoix, Michigan, and was destined to Lambertville-Toledo Suburban Airport (KDUH), Lambertville, Michigan.
According to preliminary automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data, at 1439 LT, the airplane departed runway 27 at KCVX and proceeded to an inflight cruising altitude of 4,900 ft. At about 1546:15, the airplane entered a descent towards 69G. At 1546:55, the airplane conducted a right turn. At 1547:36, the airplane entered a tight descending 270 turn towards the south runway (runway 36) at Richmond Field. The last ADS-B return was recorded at the end of the turn as the aircraft was descending through 1150 ft, 60 knots groundspeed, with an average rate of -700 feet per minute (fpm). (figure 1)
The airplane impacted trees and open field terrain short of the runway and was consumed by a post crash fire. The wreckage consisted of the entire airplane, which came to rest upright about 0.30 miles from the approach end of runway 31. Both wings and tail remained attached to the airframe. Downed trees near the airplane suggests it descended into trees in a wings level and nose level altitude. One propeller blade was visible in published photos from the accident site, the damage to the propeller suggests it was making little to no power on impact.
The accident aircraft, serial number 24-2600, was manufactured in 1961. It featured an all-metal monoplane of semimonocoque construction with tricycle retractable landing gear a single-engine and 4 seats. It was powered by a Lycoming O-540 reciprocating 250 hp engine.
Richmond Field Airport is a public airport located 2 miles southeast of Gregory, Michigan. It features a single turf runway 18/36 which is 2471 x 100 ft. The airport field elevation was 921 ft.
The reported weather at KOZW, at 1535 (about 13 minutes before the accident) included: wind 340° at 5 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, a scattered (SCT) ceiling at 2,700ft AGL, a broken (BKN) ceiling at 3,800ft AGL and 6,000ft AGL, a temperature of 22° C, a dew point of 15° C, and a barometric altimeter setting of 30.02 inches of mercury. The calculated density altitude was 1869 ft.
The reported weather at KOZW, at 1555 (about 7 after before the accident) included: wind 300° at 7 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, a scattered (SCT) ceiling at 2,900ft AGL, a broken (BKN) ceiling at 3,600ft AGL and 4,800ft AGL, a temperature of 22° C, a dew point of 14° C, and a barometric altimeter setting of 30.01 inches of mercury. The calculated density altitude was 1879 ft.
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