Piper PA-28R-200 accident near Grand Haven, MI
On March 15, 1993, a Piper PA-28R-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Grand Haven, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 15, 1993
- Place
- Grand Haven, MI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.050°N, 86.221°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11937
Official records · CHI93FAMS2
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On March 15, 1993, at 1138 eastern standard time (EST), a Piper PA-28R-200, N15206, registered to Suburban Aviation, Inc. of Ottawa Lake, Michigan, disappeared while flying over Lake Michigan. The airplane is missing, and the solo commercial pilot is presumed dead. The pilot of the airplane departed toward Jackson, Michigan, with the intent of taking a flight instructor checkride. The airplane was last visible on radar, during a descent, approximately 11 miles southwest of Grand Haven, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time the airplane was believed to have been last observed on radar. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight originated from Lambertville, Michigan, at 1010 EST. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Cleveland, Ohio, Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) having responsibility for the area between N15206's departure point and its last presumed contact stated a radar target was observed departing the Toledo Suburban Airport, Lambertville, Michigan, on March 15, 1993, at 1006 EST. He stated the aircraft had a non-discreet transponder code and was not positively identified as N15206 since there was no communication between the aircraft and ARTCC. The FAA representative stated the flight path and altitude of the aircraft was erratic. The flight path involved turns with descending and ascending spirals of various altitudes. The ARTCC representative stated the aircraft's last radar contact was Latitude 42 degrees, 52 minutes, 12 seconds North and Longitude of 86 degrees, 20 minutes, 12 seconds West. The representative stated the aircraft was appr
Probable cause
undetermined.
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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.
