# Accident 20041209033579A: Piper PA32R301T, Glenwood, MN, December 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2004, 17:10 local time
- Place: Glenwood, MN
- Airport: Glenwood Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6514° N, 95.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6514&lon=-95.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N587C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N587C-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 712 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041209033579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER ATTEMPTING THE GPS RWY 33 APPROACH TO THE GLENWOOD, MN AIRPORT, N587C CRASHED ON A HEADING OF 150 DEGREES, 1.1 MILES WNW OF THE AIRPORT WHILE MANEUVERING FOR LANDING. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1710 CST--SUNSET AT 1637. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, IT WAS ESSENTIALLY DARK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THIS SITUATION LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT AS THE PILOT HAD ONLY LOGGED 19 HOURS OF TOTAL NIGHT TIME FLYING, WITH ONLY 3 NIGHT LANDINGS SINCE 10-24-02.

## 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 CHI05FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA042), Dec 9, 2004: Piper PA-32R-301T (N587C), Glenwood, MN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to execute a missed approach and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude and clearance from terrain and obstructions. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a…

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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