# Accident 19790203002219A: Piper PA32300, Sylvan Lake, MI, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sylvan Lake, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6168° N, 83.3335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvan Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6168&lon=-83.3335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9709C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9709C-1990-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 840 total, 80 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002219A

## Narrative

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

HIT A SNOW BANK WHILE LANDING ON A STRIP THAT HAD BEEN CLEARED ON A FROZEN LAKE.

## 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 CHI79FEC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC14), Feb 3, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N9709C), Sylvan Lake, MI, substantial damage

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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