19950207001269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23150 · Benton Harbor, MI · February 7, 1995

Date
February 7, 1995 · 15:20 local
Place
Benton Harbor, MI
Airport
Ross Field-Twin Cities
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2092P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA085
Reported as
Piper PA23150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,002 total260 in this make and model50 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.

Rough engines. Shut one down. In icing area. Vectored beh. Landed off airport. Wing severed by tree. Carb icing. (-23) see narrative #CHI95LA085

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINES. SHUT ONE DOWN. IN ICING AREA. VECTORED BEH. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. WING SEVERED BY TREE. CARB ICING. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI95LA085

NTSB investigation

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