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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Michigan City, IN · March 13, 1980

Date
March 13, 1980 · 18:05 local
Place
Michigan City, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N746CE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FET12
Reported as
Piper PA31
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,737 total55 in this make and model198 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Overvoltage electrical failure. Failed to correct. Made landing downwind on icy runway. Skidded off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

OVERVOLTAGE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. FAILED TO CORRECT. MADE LANDING DOWNWIND ON ICY RUNWAY. SKIDDED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.