# Accident 19740109000409A: Piper PA31, Pontiac, MI, January 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1974
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Okland Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N366BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N366BC-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,050 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740109000409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOSS OF PITCH CONTROL DUE AIRFRAME ICE,PARTIALLY STBLZD OSCILLATIONS BY INTERMITTENT POWER USE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74FEC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC27), Jan 9, 1974: Piper PA-31 (N366BC), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N366BC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810417030869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417030869I), Apr 17, 1981: Piper PA31 (N366BC), Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft overan a 6000 foot runway and overturned during high speed taxi no evidence of mechanical failure.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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