19881123052299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Marquette, MI · November 23, 1988

Date
November 23, 1988 · 23:14 local
Place
Marquette, MI
Airport
Marquette County
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3662W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA028
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
255 total20 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Unable to land at destination due low clouds. Ran out of fuel returning to alternate. Crashed into trees in park.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LAND AT DESTINATION DUE LOW CLOUDS. RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO ALTERNATE. CRASHED INTO TREES IN PARK.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3662W · 1

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