# Accident 19860716033889A: Cessna 441, Norton Shores, MI, July 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1986, 12:38 local time
- Place: Norton Shores, MI
- Airport: Muskegon County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2205° N, 86.2498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2205&lon=-86.2498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6857E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6857E-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3318
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 23,300 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860716033889A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW MDA AND STRUCK TREES. THE PILOT WAS KNOWN TO REGULARLY DESCEND BELOW MDA.

## 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 CHI86FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA172), Jul 16, 1986: Cessna 441 (N6857E), Norton Shores, MI, destroyed, 3 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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