# Accident 19820308003049A: Piper PA23250, Grand Marais, MN, March 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1982, 09:20 local time
- Place: Grand Marais, MN
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 47.7495° N, 90.3390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7495&lon=-90.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6625Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6625Y-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 1,494 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308003049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACT WIPED OUT LANDING GEAR. AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP ON RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA081), Mar 8, 1982: Piper PA-23 250 (N6625Y), Grand Marais, MN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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