Piper PA-22-150 accident near Engadine, MI
On December 2, 1989, a Piper PA-22-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Engadine, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 2, 1989
- Place
- Engadine, MI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 46.154°N, 85.664°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021022X05356
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 1, 1989, a Piper PA-22-150, N2440P, operated by an Airline Transport Rated pilot collided with trees and the terrain in a heavily wooded area in Engadine, Michigan. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in both visual meteorological and instrument meteorological conditions along its proposed route of flight. No flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Cheyboygan County Airport (SLH), Cheboygan, Michigan, en route to the Delta County Airport (ESC) Escanaba, Michigan. The airplane was reported as missing when the accident happened. The wreckage was located by hunters on October 12, 2002. The hunters reported finding the wreckage to the Michigan State Police on October 13, 2002. According to the pilot's employer, the pilot's duty time on the day of the flight started at 0900 and continued until 1500 when he took a two hour break. At 1700 he resumed duty and flew a round trip to Erie, Pennsylvania, in a Piper Seneca. He returned to Cheboygan sometime before 2300. The employer last talked to the pilot just before 2300. At that time, the pilot stated that he was going to try to fly to Escanaba and if the weather was bad, he would probably just return to Chippewa, Michigan, and drive to Escanaba in the morning. At 2312, N2440P contacted the Flight Service Station in Lansing, Michigan, and requested the forecast weather for Marquette, Michigan, and Green Bay, Wisconsin. An intermittent dialogue concerning the weather and flight conditions along the propose
Probable cause
A collision with trees and the terrain for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
