Piper PA-23 250 accident near Grand Marais, Minnesota, March 8, 1982
On March 8, 1982 at about 3:20 pm local time, a Piper PA-23 250, registered N6625Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Grand Marais, Minnesota (Grand Marais airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 8, 1982 · about 3:20 pm local time
- Place
- Grand Marais, Minnesota · Grand Marais · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23 250 · all PA-23 250s on the register
- Registration
- N6625Y · no longer on the register · serial 27 3932
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER CLEARING TREES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND ADDED FLAPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND CLOSE TO THE APPROACH END. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON SHORT FINAL FOR THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY 27.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,900 hours in all; 1,494 in this make and model; 85 in the last 90 days; 3,730 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,652 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 52 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,700 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Northern Airmotive INC
The flight
- Departed from: Marquette MI at 8:40 am
- Destination: Grand Marais MN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 27, 2,800 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 41°F (5°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:30 am from GRM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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