# Accident 19900420010429A: Piper PA30, Charlevoix, MI, April 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1990, 14:48 local time
- Place: Charlevoix, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3097° N, 85.2509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3097&lon=-85.2509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8333Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8333Y-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 27,870 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900420010429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI90FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FAMS2), Apr 20, 1990: Piper PA-30B (N8333Y), Charlevoix, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS UNDETERMINED.

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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