# Accident 20091204051919A: Piper PA-31T2, Harrison, MI, December 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2009, 23:39 local time
- Place: Harrison, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DTXA
- Location: 43.9889° N, 84.7531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9889&lon=-84.7531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85EM-2011-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T2 (registry code 7103127, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T2
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091204051919A

## Narrative

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

12/08/2009, N.T.S.B. REPRESENTATIVE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISITED THE GRR FSDO OFFICE AND DELIVERED A COMPUTER DISC WITH ACCIDENT PICTURES ON IT. SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD COORDINATED WITH THE ENGINE TECH REP FROM PRATT AND WHITNEY TO HAVE THE ENGINES SHIPPED OUT FOR ANALYSIS.12/09/2009, ON THIS DATE, THIS OFFICE HAS NOT COLLECTED ENOUGH INFORMATION OR FACTS THAT ARE REVELANT TO THE ACCIDENT.I WILL UPDATE THIS NARRATIVE WHEN INFORMATION IS OBTAINED.12/18/2009, THE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED AN AUDIO RECORDING ON A COMPACT DISC.12/29/2009, INSPECTOR PARRISH CONTACTED DETECTIVE COON OF THE CLARE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TO OBTAIN NAMES OF PERSONS WHO WERE WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.DETECTIVE COON SAID THE WITNESS INFORMATION WAS AT THE SHERRIFFS OFFICE AND HE WOULD BE BACK FROM VACATION ON 01/04/2009.I WILL CONTACT HIM ON 01/04/2009 FOR THE WITNESS INFORMATION.12/31/2009, INSPECTOR PARRISH REVIEWED THE DISC.AFTER A REVIEW OF THE AUDIO RECORDING, A DETERMINATION AS TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED.

## 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 CEN10FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA063), Dec 4, 2009: Piper PA-31T2 (N85EM), Harrison, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

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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