# Incident 19800406047719I: Piper PA44180, South Bend, IN, April 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1980, 10:20 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3011D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3011D-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,210 total, 26 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406047719I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND LANDING DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. 80 HOURS ON ENGINE SINCE OIL CHANGE.

## Other reports on N3011D (1)

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

- [Accident 19800408067789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800408067789A), Apr 8, 1980: Piper PA44180 (N3011D), Helen, GA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Airplane struck trees in remote area no mechanical defects. Was over gross wt, thunderstrm area illegal drug flight

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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