19870922081079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Hillsdale, MI · September 22, 1987

Date
September 22, 1987 · 08:26 local
Place
Hillsdale, MI
Airport
Hillsdale Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CFCA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8799E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA217
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total13 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine lost power at cruise. Descended through clouds and hit a tree trying to land. Cause of power loss undetermined

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER AT CRUISE.DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS AND HIT A TREE TRYING TO LAND.CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8799E · 1

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