# Accident 19891201049659A: Piper PA22150, Cheboygan, MI, December 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1989, 23:00 local time
- Place: Cheboygan, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1544° N, 85.6636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1544&lon=-85.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2440P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2440P-1990-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201049659A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI90LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA280), Dec 2, 1989: Piper PA-22-150 (N2440P), Engadine, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A collision with trees and the terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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