19850222006949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T · Utica, MI · February 22, 1985

Date
February 22, 1985 · 20:00 local
Place
Utica, MI
Airport
Berz Macomb
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N100RN
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FA120
Reported as
Piper PA31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A28
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total800 in this make and model100 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.

Descended into trees while making an approach in foggy conditions. Aircraft rolled over and struck terrain.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED INTO TREES WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH IN FOGGY CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER AND STRUCK TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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