- Date
- 1992-08-16
- Kind
- Rescue
- Where
- Gull Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- aviationemergency-managementtransportationcommunication
- Within
- Gull Island
Summary
On August 16, 1992, Richard Stone’s Cessna 175-A made an emergency landing on the rocky beach of uninhabited Gull Island after an engine failure. Richard and Linda Stone were taken to Traverse City by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter; the Beacon reported no injuries, although the aircraft’s nose gear was damaged.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper incident report, not an FAA investigation, aircraft log, medical record, or Coast Guard case file.
Sources
- Reports Richard and Linda Stone’s emergency landing on Gull Island after engine failure, damage to the Cessna 175-A’s nose gear, and their evacuation by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter without reported injuries; Island Airways and local amphibious-aircraft owners responded to the mayday. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1992-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page issue scan confirms the Gull Island aviation incident.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Cessna makes emergency landing on Gull Island with no reported injuries, 1992”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gull-island-plane-crash-landing-1992/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1992, “NO ONE INJURED AS PLANE CRASH LANDS ON GULL ISLAND.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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