Piper PA-38-112 accident near Houghton, MI
On July 9, 1993, a Piper PA-38-112 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Houghton, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 9, 1993
- Place
- Houghton, MI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.109°N, 88.560°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12822
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 8, 1993, at 2110 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-38-112, N6279A, registered to Charles H. Ohtonen of Fairbanks, Alaska, and piloted by an airline transport certificated pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the ground. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had not filed a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger received serious injuries. The flight departed Houghton, Michigan, at 1915 EDT. There was one witness to the accident. The witnesses location at the time of the accident was next to the accident pilot's family home. He stated he observed N6279A perform one circle near the home followed by a lower approach to the home during the second fly-by. He reported the accident airplane approached his location from the southwest and turned to the northwest during its descent. The witness stated he heard the engine sputter followed by a high RPM increase sound and then an engine stall. He said the airplane began a descent, "My first thoughts were that he was trying to make a low level approach to the field, similar to ones made by crop dusters." He stated the airplane did not level out, and observed the airplane's left wing strike the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The registered owner of the airplane was observed sitting in the left seat at the accident scene. According to his logbooks, he had accumulated 763 hours of total flight time in a Piper PA-38- 112 (PA-38). Of the total time in the airplane, 758 hours were as pilot-in-command (solo). The pilot's numb
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. INTENTIONAL BUZZING WAS A FACTOR.
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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.
