# NTSB CHI71DBJ58: Piper PA-32, N3821W, Boyne Falls, MI, February 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1971
- Place: Boyne Falls, MI · BOYNE FALLS, MI
- Location: 45.1681° N, 84.9135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boyne Falls, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1681&lon=-84.9135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBJ58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0883  71/2/28    BOYNE FALLS,MICH    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 855
        TIME - 1100                    N3821W              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYNE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOYNE FALLS,MICH            FT.WAYNE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3821W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3821W-1975-08-15), registration cancelled 1975-08-15, S/N 32-752 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boyne City

## Other investigations on N3821W (3)

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 CHI76AC014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC014), Aug 15, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed, 5 fatal
- [NTSB CHI73FEG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG10), Oct 27, 1972: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Blue Creek, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0319), Oct 16, 1967: Piper PA-32 (N3821W), Winner, SD, substantial damage

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.

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