Piper PA-23 N44EM
27 August 1980 · East Tawas, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 August 1980 at about 04:37 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N44EM, operated by Mediclinic Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near East Tawas, Michigan, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Tawas, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Iosco County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N44EM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mediclinic Inc
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Utica, Mi → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2676
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DESCENDED BELOW MDA, STRUCK TREE 56FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Compton, California, United States | Compton AVN | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | Blue Sky AVN | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Houston, Texas, United States | R B Williams | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Little Rag Is, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Atlantic Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-23 | False Pass, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Arwy | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |