Piper PA-32R-300 N550BC

Summary

On 10 December 1993 at about 01:56 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N550BC was involved in an accident near Antigo, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 December 1993 at 01:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Antigo, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Langlade County (AIG)

Coordinates

45.1391, -89.1494

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-300

Registration

N550BC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Troy → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI94FA048

2 people died.

the failure of the pilot in command to maintain proper altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft crashed during the second circling NDB approach at night about one-eigth mile south of runway 34. The first approach terminated in a missed approach. The business flight had been conducted on an IFR flight plan in IMC conditions. The pilot had received a weather brief and was advised of the possibility of low ceilings and fog. He received a PIREP from a pilot who had just landed at his destination before he attempted the first approach. The left wing of the airplane dragged the ground, and the airplane crashed while on the base-to-final turn.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.