19900420010429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Charlevoix, MI · April 20, 1990

Date
April 20, 1990 · 14:48 local
Place
Charlevoix, MI
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8333Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90FAMS2
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
27,870 total

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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 en route to beaver island. Found passengers body debris and oil slick in lake.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME MISSING EN ROUTE TO BEAVER ISLAND. FOUND PASSENGERS BODY DEBRIS AND OIL SLICK IN LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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