# Accident 20150828021389A: Piper PA-44-180, Houlton, ME, August 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2015, 02:00 local time
- Place: Houlton, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1214° N, 67.8322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houlton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1214&lon=-67.8322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N553MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553MD-2016-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-E1A6D (registry code 42305, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-e1a6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150828021389A

## Narrative

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

DURING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 05 AT HUL, THE PILOT INITIALLY IMPACTED THE TREE LINE APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 05 CONTINUING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. OF TREE TOPS.

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AFTER THE END OF THE TREE LINE AND CAME TO REST IN THE POND.

HOULTON AWOS WAS REPORTING BELOW PUBLISHED MINIMUMS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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