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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31T1 · Pellston, MI · May 13, 1978

Date
May 13, 1978
Place
Pellston, MI
Airport
Emmet County
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N82271
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FA039
Reported as
Piper PA31T1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Alternate forecast below minimums.

As the FAA filed it

ALTERNATE FORECAST BELOW MINIMUMS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.