# NTSB CHI74DEM32: Piper PA-32, N15922, Boyne Falls, MI, December 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1973
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3922  73/12/30   BOYNE FALLS,MICH    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N15922              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 1785 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            131 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYNE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,OHIO                 BOYNE FALLS,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- UNICOM UNATTENDED.ARPT NOT NOTAMED. ACFT LND IN DEEP SNOW.PLT DIDNT CK WITH FSS BFOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N15922 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boyne Mountain

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731230041069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230041069A), Dec 30, 1973: Piper PA32260, Boyne Falls, MI, Substantial damage. UNICOM unattended. Arpt not notamed. Acft lnd in deep snow. Plt didnt ck with fss bfor ldg.

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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