ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38527
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| Date: | Friday 20 April 1990 |
| Time: | 14:48 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Paul P Eddy |
| Registration: | N8333Y |
| MSN: | 30-1478 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Michigan, near Charlevoix, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Charlevoix Municipal Airport, Charlevoix, Michigan (CVX/KCVX) |
| Welke Airport, Beaver Island, St. James, Michigan (FAA LID: 6Y8) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF BEAVER ISLAND, MICHIGAN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVERDUE AT ITS INTENDED DESTINATION, THE COAST GUARD WAS NOTIFIED, AND AN AIR AND SURFACE SEARCH OF LAKE MICHIGAN WAS INITIATED ALONG THE INTENDED FLIGHT PATH.
THE COAST GUARD LOCATED A DEBRIS FIELD CONTAINING AIRCRAFT PARTS, PERSONAL EFFECTS, AND A FEMALE BODY. THE BODY OF THE PILOT, AND THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS NOT RECOVERED. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE MARGINAL VMC OVER THE MICHIGAN LAND MASS, AND IMC OVER THE LAKE.
Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft de-registered on March 6 2001; however, the registration N8333Y was not formally cancelled by the FAA unti December 22, 2014 - 24 years later
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI90FAMS2 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001212X22876&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FAMS
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8333Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mi/N8333Y/
4. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N8333Y
5. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/8/N8333Y.shtm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Apr-2017 19:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2017 19:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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