# Accident 19861211067269A: Piper PA28R200, Traverse City, MI, December 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1986, 09:30 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1501° N, 86.0503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1501&lon=-86.0503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32693, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32693) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861211067269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE CRASHING INTO LAKE. ICING CONDITIONS FORECAST.PILOT REPORTED ENGINE INLET ICE.

## 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 CHI87FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA048), Dec 11, 1986: Piper PA-28R-200 (N32693), N. Manitou Isl., MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N32693 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20061011022829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061011022829I), Oct 11, 2006: Piper PA28R200 (N32693), Show Low, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he was on a VFR cross country from flagstaff, AZ (flg) to showlow, AZ (sow), he had received a duats weather briefing. Pilot stated…

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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