# Accident 19990401021639A: Piper PA60601P, Port Huron, MI, April 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Port Huron, MI
- Airport: St Clair County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4607° N, 82.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4607&lon=-82.8996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N441CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441CB-2001-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990401021639A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 1, 1999, AT 1230 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A SMITH AEROSTAR 601P, N441CB, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS REPORTED MISSING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE TIME THE AIRPLANE WOULD HAVE BEEN AIRBORNE.  THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD HAVE NOT BEEN FOUND.  THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED THE PORT HURON, ST. CLAIR COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PORT HURON, MICHIGAN, AT 1130 EST, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO FREEMONT, OHIO.  A WITNESS, EMPLOYED BY THE PILOT'S COMPANY, SAID THAT THE PILOT "WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE SHORTEST ROUTE, OVER [LAKE] ST. CLAIR, ONTARIO [PROVINCE], AND [LAKE] ERIE," TO GET TO FREEMONT, OHIO.  THE WITNESS SAID THAT THE PILOT WAS SUPPOSE TO MEET A CUSTOMER AT FREEMONT AIRPORT, AT 1230 EST.  WHEN THE PILOT DID NOT SHOW, THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED THE COMPANY.  THE AIR FORCE RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER (AFRCC) AT LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, ISSUED AN ALERT NOTICE (ALNOT) OF MISSING AIRCRAFT ON APRIL 1, 1999, AT 1803 EST.  A SEARCH FOR THE MISSING AIRPLANE WAS CONDUCTED BY THE US COAST GUARD AND THE CANADIAN DEFENSE FORCES.  THE SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF ON APR. 10,1999 AT 2125 EST. (-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PORT HURON, MI. WITH PILOT AND ONE PAX HEADED FOR FREEMONT, OH. AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING LATER THAT DAY AND A MISSING ALERT NOTICE WAS ISSUED @ 1803 EST ON 4/1/99.  US COAST GUARD AND CANADIAN DEFENSE FORCES SEARCHED LAKES ERIE AND ST. CLAIR.  NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PAX HAS BEEN FOUND.

## 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 CHI99FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA227), Apr 1, 1999: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601P (N441CB), St. Clair Shore, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined as the aircraft was not recovered.

## Other reports on N441CB (1)

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

- [Accident 19960524015899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960524015899A), May 24, 1996: Piper PA60601P (N441CB), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. No narrative available

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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