# Accident 19820617022779A: Piper PA32RT300, Charlevoix, MI, June 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1982, 16:10 local time
- Place: Charlevoix, MI
- Airport: Charlevoix
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3096° N, 85.2502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3096&lon=-85.2502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30575, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30575-1991-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820617022779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1 MILE SOUTH OF AIRPORT IN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 CHI82FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA214), Jun 17, 1982: Piper PA-32 (N30575), Charlevoix, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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