# Accident 19850222006949A: Piper PA31T, Utica, MI, February 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Utica, MI
- Airport: Berz Macomb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6639° N, 82.9654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Berz-Macomb Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6639&lon=-82.9654&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100RN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100RN-1991-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850222006949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI85FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA120), Feb 23, 1985: Piper PA-31T (N100RN), Utica, 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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