Piper PA-34-200 N56676
5 July 1997 · MacKinac Island, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1997 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-34-200 registered N56676 was involved in an accident near MacKinac Island, Michigan, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- MacKinac Island, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- MacKinac Island (MCD)
- Coordinates
- 45.8491, -84.6196
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200
- Registration
- N56676
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jenison → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI97LA206
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Turbulence on short final was a related factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that on short final approach, the airplane encountered turbulence and that he held the airplane off the runway to allow airspeed to decrease. The airplane then bounced one time and landed hard.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-34-200 | Fajardo | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-34-200 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Piper PA-34-200T | Cotton Bay, Bahamas | Larry Meredith | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1997 | Piper PA-34-200T | Lynn, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-34-200T | Healdsburg, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1997 | Piper PA-34 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1997 | Cessna 172P | Fowlerville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1997 | Dietrich NIEUPORT 12 | Byron, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1997 | Cessna 170B | Karlin, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Middleville, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-17 | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Stratton CHALLENGER II | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |