Investigator In Charge (IIC): Hicks, Ralph
The National Transportation Safety Board traveled to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entities:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Textron Aviation; Wichita, Kansas
Location: Shelby, Michigan
Accident Number: ERA22FA314
Date and Time: July 15, 2022, 18:15 Local
Registration: N3659Y
Aircraft: Cessna 210C
Injuries: 2 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
On July 15, 2022, about 1815 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210C, N3659Y, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Shelby, Michigan. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The flight departed from runway 9 at Oceana County Airport (C04), Shelby, Michigan, with a destination of Warsaw Municipal Airport (ASW), Warsaw, Indiana. Two witnesses, who were both commercial pilots, were at the airport and observed the airplane depart. One witness reported that the ceiling at the time of takeoff was no higher than 100 ft, and the other witness reported that the airplane entered instrument meteorological conditions as it crossed a road about 1,300 ft past the departure end of the runway. Both witnesses reported that the visibility was poor and it was raining at the time.
Another witness, who owned the land were the airplane crashed, was inside his home at the time. He heard a “big roar outside.” He got up to look, thinking it was a tractor-trailer going by his house. He then heard a “big bang,” looked outside his picture window, and saw smoke or dust. He then realized that an airplane had crashed adjacent to his house in the woods and the big roar was the engine running and it was “revving up.” The entire sequence lasted about 30 seconds.
The wreckage was located in a wooded area about 1.5 nautical miles southeast of C04. There was no fire. The wreckage was highly fragmented. The measured descent angle through the broken tree limbs was about 49°. All structural components of the airplane were accounted for within the wreckage path.
The pilot held a private pilot certificate but did not possess an instrument rating.
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N3659Y
Model/Series: 210C
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: IMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KFFX, 831 ft msl
Observation Time: 18:15 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 17 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 18°C /18°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 500 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 5 knots / , 100°
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 1000 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.07 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Shelby, MI
Destination: Warsaw, IN (ASW)
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Passenger Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 Fatal
Latitude, Longitude: 43.623044,-86.30351
Aircraft crashed in wooded area under unknown circumstances.
Date: 15-JUL-22
Time: 22:17:00Z
Regis#: N3659Y
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 210
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 2
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Pax: 1 Fatal
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
City: HART/SHELBY
State: MICHIGAN
Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.
Raymond Gundy
August 25, 1966 - July 15, 2022
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Mr. Raymond "Ray" Joseph Gundy, 55, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022. He was born August 25, 1966, in Killeen, Texas.
Ray lived life to the very fullest, everyday was an adventure. He enjoyed so many things like Jeeping, flying , boating, and woodworking. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family and friends. He was a wonderful, loving husband, a great father and the best papa ever to four little boys, who meant the world to him.
Ray is survived by: his wife Kelli; children, Nick Gundy, Hannah (Mike) Vanderlaan, and Shawna (Josh) Twiss; grandchildren, Liam Vanderlaan, and Wyatt Vanderlaan, Russell Twiss, and Warren Twiss; mother, Darnell Gundy Reed; brother figure, Rob Otis; and uncle, Bernie Brown.
Ray was preceded in death by: his father, Russell Gundy.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the New Era Bible Church, 5308 South Oceana Drive, New Era, MI 49446, with Reverend Michael Deblois officiating, and a luncheon to follow. Visitation will be held Saturday, from 10:00 AM until the time of the services at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family, for Ray's grandchildren's education fund.
Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, White Lake Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.beaconfh.com
SERVICES
Celebration of Life
Saturday, July 30, 2022
11:00 AM
New Era Bible Church
5308 South Oceana Drive
New Era, MI 49446
Troy Alan Caris
January 14, 1974 - July 15, 2022
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Troy Alan Caris, 48, of Montague, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022.
A Celebration of Life will take place from 4:00PM-7:00PM, Friday, July 22, 2022, at Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, White Lake Chapel, 413 South Mears Avenue, Whitehall, Michigan, 49461. A time for sharing will begin at 6:00PM.
Beacon Cremation & Funeral Service, White Lake Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
www.beaconfh.com
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan — The names of the two people who were killed when a small plane crashed near the Oceana County Airport Friday evening have been released.
On Saturday, the Michigan State Police said the pilot has been identified as Raymond Gundy, 56, of Muskegon County and the passenger has been identified as Troy Caris, 48, of Holton.
The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. near a home on 102nd Avenue south of W. Buchanan Road in Shelby Township, east of the village of Shelby.
Police were called to the area after the resident of the home called 911. The two people inside, later identified as Gundy and Caris, were dead by the time emergency responders arrived.
Police said the single-engine plane took off from the Oceana County Airport, about a mile and a half northwest of the crash site.
At the time, police said it was unknown how many people were in the plane when it crashed. On Saturday morning, MSP confirmed Gundy and Caris were the only ones inside.
It’s unclear what caused the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration and representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Cessna are investigating.
extended and catastrophic debris field.
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