19891201049659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Cheboygan, MI · December 1, 1989

Date: December 1, 1989 · 23:00 local
Place: Cheboygan, MI
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2440P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI90LA280
Reported as: Piper PA22150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,100 total

N2440PRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 1990 · Piper PA-22-150S/N 222811 Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became missing on a night flight. No trace. Lose contact,was disoriented,wanted vectors to base. Snow,ice in area. (-23) aircraft was reported missing on dec. 1, 1989 while on a night flight. Snow & ice were reported in the area of the crash site. The aircraft wreckage was discovered on oct. 13, 2002 in a heavily wooded area. Pilot fatal.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME MISSING ON A NIGHT FLIGHT. NO TRACE. LOSE CONTACT,WAS DISORIENTED,WANTED VECTORS TO BASE. SNOW,ICE IN AREA. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING ON DEC. 1, 1989 WHILE ON A NIGHT FLIGHT. SNOW & ICE WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA OF THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED ON OCT. 13, 2002 IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. PILOT FATAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI90LA280Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEngadine, MIA collision with trees and the terrain for undetermined reasons.Dec 2, 1989 · Substantial damage