# Accident 20060814026539A: Piper PA23250, Sault Ste Marie, MI, August 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2006, 09:18 local time
- Place: Sault Ste Marie, MI
- Airport: Chippewa County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2558° N, 84.4503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2558&lon=-84.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133BH-2007-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060814026539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR, STUDENT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED WAUKESHA, WI AT 0550 CDT WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT KCIU, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY A 2 HOUR 20 MINUTE FLIGHT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INCLUDED AN OVERCAST CEILING OF 300 FEET AND 1.25NM VISIBILITY. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR THE VOR-A APPROACH WHICH REQUIRED A CIRCLING MANEUVER. THE PILOT TOLD TORONTO ARTCC THAT HE PLANNED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE APPROACH MINIMUMS FOR CATEGORY A/B AIRCRAFT IS 1260 FEET (460 AGL) AND 1 NM VISIBILITY FOR THE SELECTED APPROACH. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELING EASTBOUND APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 FEET AGL BEFORE STEEPLY TURNING BACK WESTBOUND, TOWARD THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN NOSE FIRST APPROXIMATELY 0.4 NM EAST OF THE RUNWAY 27 THRESHOLD.

## 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 CHI06FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA232), Aug 14, 2006: Piper PA-23-250 (N133BH), Sault Ste Marie, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the circling approach and his failure to perform a missed approach when the airplane was no longer in a position to land using normal flight…

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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