# NTSB Accident CHI91DEC02
> **Howard Aircraft Corp. TIERRA II** · 1991-06-23 · CAMBRIDGE JCT, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI91DEC02
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17190
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-06-23
- **Location:** CAMBRIDGE JCT, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.100116, -84.240798
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Howard Aircraft Corp.
- **Model:** TIERRA II
- **Registration:** N351R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

ENTANGLEMENT OF THE EMERGENCY BALLISTIC PARACHUTE WITH THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER SHAFT AFTER IT DEPLOYED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE AIRCRAFT'S WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMIT WAS EXCEEDED BY THE PILOT.

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