Piper PA-32 N30575
17 June 1982 · Charlevoix, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 June 1982 at about 21:10 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N30575, operated by Ronald L. Steffes, was involved in an accident near Charlevoix, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlevoix, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.3096, -85.2502
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N30575
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ronald L. Steffes
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charlevoix → Pontiac
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82FA214
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
THE ACFT DEPARTED THE CHARLEVOIX ARPT & CRASHED 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE ARPT. TWO PERSONS TRIED TO DISCOURAGE THE PLT FROM LEAVING BECAUSE OF THE POOR WEATHER. WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE WEATHER AS RAINING HARD & VISIBILITY POOR WITH AN ESTIMATED VISIBILITY AT 200 TO 300 FEET IN FOG. THE PLT REMARKED EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT HE HAD HOPED TO COMPLETE HIS WORK BY 1500 AS HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK HOME IN TIME TO ATTEND HIS DAUGHTER'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION TO BE HELD THAT NIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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