# Accident 19800313005379A: Piper PA31, Michigan City, IN, March 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1980, 18:05 local time
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7088° N, 86.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Michigan City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7088&lon=-86.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N746CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N746CE-2013-09-12) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,737 total, 55 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313005379A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI80FET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET12), Mar 13, 1980: Piper PA-31 (N746CE), Michigan City, IN, 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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