19840320006819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · St Ignace, MI · March 20, 1984

Date
March 20, 1984 · 23:45 local
Place
St Ignace, MI
Airport
Mackinac Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4343X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84LA133
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total1,500 in this make and model250 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.

Took off into night in freezing rain and severe icing conditions. Lost control and crashed onto frozen lake huron.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF INTO NIGHT IN FREEZING RAIN AND SEVERE ICING CONDITIONS. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ONTO FROZEN LAKE HURON.

NTSB investigation

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