# Accident 19910615022049A: Piper PA28181, Marquette, MI, June 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1991, 23:30 local time
- Place: Marquette, MI
- Airport: Marquette County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5508° N, 87.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5508&lon=-87.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5055F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5055F-1991-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 255 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615022049A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED DURING BACK COURSE ILS APPROACH.

## 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 CHI91LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA192), Jun 16, 1991: Piper PA-28-181 (N5055F), Marquette, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N5055F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800914041979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914041979A), Sep 14, 1980: Piper PA28181 (N5055F), Montgomeryville, PA, Substantial damage. Rough engine on initial climb. Crash-landed in farm field. Found broken spark plug. Landed in 8-feet high corn.

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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