# Accident 19840320006819A: Piper PA32260, St Ignace, MI, March 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1984, 23:45 local time
- Place: St Ignace, MI
- Airport: Mackinac Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8605° N, 84.7194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8605&lon=-84.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4343X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4343X-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840320006819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI84LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA133), Mar 21, 1984: Piper PA-32-260 (N4343X), St. Ignace, MI, 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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