19920917037089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Pullman, MI · September 17, 1992

Date
September 17, 1992 · 10:47 local
Place
Pullman, MI
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N39652
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92FA280
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total14 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Encountered turbulence and icing in clouds en route. Lost control. Broke up, forecast icing,turbulence given pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND ICING IN CLOUDS EN ROUTE. LOST CONTROL. BROKE UP, FORECAST ICING,TURBULENCE GIVEN PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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