# Accident 20150809013849A: Piper PA-32R-300, Harbor Springs, MI, August 9, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2015, 23:00 local time
- Place: Harbor Springs, MI
- Airport: Harbor Springs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4244° N, 84.8994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4244&lon=-84.8994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43829, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43829-2017-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150809013849A

## Narrative

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

ON AUG 9, 2015 PIPER PA32R-300 N43829 DEPARTED COLEMAN A YOUNG (DET) AIRPORT  AND FLEW TO HARBOR SPRINGS (MGN) AIRPORT.  ON OR ABOUT 2300 AUG 9, 2015  AIRCRAFT UNDERSHOT MGN RUNWAY 28 AND CONTACTED TREES.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND ONE FATALITY.  APPEARED ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND FUEL ONBOARD.  WEATHER WAS VMC WITH CALM WINDS.

## 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 CEN15FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA342), Aug 10, 2015: Piper PA 32R-300 (N43829), Harbor Springs, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees during the approach in dark, night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into trees and terrain.

## Other reports on N43829 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800402007699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402007699A), Apr 2, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N43829), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Impacted ground,short of runway,on ILS approach. Saw approach lights prior to impact. Failed to monitor altitude.

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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