# Accident 19841122063069A: Piper PA32RT300T, Chambers Island, WI, November 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1984, 11:15 local time
- Place: Chambers Island, WI
- Airport: Chambes Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1822° N, 87.3554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chambers Island, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1822&lon=-87.3554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21596, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21596-1999-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,760 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841122063069A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF, ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. COULD NOT CLEAR TREES, SLOWED DOWN, LANDED IN TREE TOPS.

## 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 CHI85LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA056), Nov 22, 1984: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N21596), Chambers Island, WI, destroyed

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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