# Accident 19780513042559A: Piper PA31T1, Pellston, MI, May 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1978
- Place: Pellston, MI
- Airport: Emmet County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Location: 45.5516° N, 84.7834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pellston, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5516&lon=-84.7834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82271, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82271-1982-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513042559A

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATE FORECAST BELOW MINIMUMS.

## 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 CHI78FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA039), May 13, 1978: Piper PA-31T (N82271), Pellston, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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