Piper PA-32R-300 accident near Antigo, WI
On December 10, 1993, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Antigo, WI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 10, 1993
- Place
- Antigo, WI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.139°N, 89.149°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13827
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 9, 1993, at 1956 central standard time, a Piper PA-32R-300, N550BC, was destroyed when it collided with the terrain during a circling NDB approach to runway 34 at the Langlade County Airport, Antigo, Wisconsin. The commercial pilot and his sole passenger were fatally injured. The business flight originated at the Big Beaver Airport, Troy, Michigan, at 1710. An IFR flight plan was filed, and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot received a weather brief from the Lansing Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) at 1641. The flight from Troy, Michigan to Antigo, Wisconsin, was uneventful. The flight was controlled by the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center. At 1915, Minneapolis Center advised the pilot there was another airplane on approach at Antigo, and that it was going to be a few minutes before he could be cleared for the approach. The airport manager of the Langlade County Airport was the pilot of the other airplane. He landed on runway 16 about 1920. He reported, "...IFR conditions. Cloud bases were ragged 700-800 feet (agl) with one mile visibility in fog." The mishap pilot was in radio communication with the airport manager, and reported to Minneapolis Center that the airport manager had landed. The pilot was cleared for the approach at Antigo, and reported he was outbound on the approach at 1934. Shortly after the pilot reported commencing the approach, center asked him if he needed the weather for the area. The pilot replied that the airport manager had given him a "rundown," and he was all set. T
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot in command to maintain proper altitude.
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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.
