Piper PA-32RT-300 N30027
1 October 1983 · Howell, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 October 1983 at about 18:05 local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300 registered N30027 was involved in an accident near Howell, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Howell, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Livingston (3HE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300
- Registration
- N30027
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Howell → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 WAS ON ITS 1ST FLT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. DURING TAKEOFF, A PARTIAL POWER LOSS OCCURRED AT APRX 200 FT AGL. THE PLT INITIATED A TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT, THEN ELECTED TO LAND ON OR NEAR THE MEDIAN OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. DURING THE LANDING, A WINGTIP DRAGGED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. THE ACFT THEN SLID ABOUT 200 FT & CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER. ABOUT 5 TO 10 MIN LATER, THE ACFT STARTED TO BURN & EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE OCCURRED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING AN EXAM OF THE AIRFRAME & POWERPLANT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32RT-3 | Millard, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Wellsville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 29 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Port Mansfield, Texas, United States | Budak Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1983 | Piper PA 32RT-300T | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | Smyrna AVN | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Houston, Texas, United States | Fred Goeke | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1983 | Cessna 177B | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hastings, Michigan, United States | Teen Flight | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38 | Portage, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1983 | Cessna 177RG | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Helio H-391B | Croton, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |